Why the study?
How should the success or failure of low back surgery be assessed in patients undergoing the procedure?
Population
185 patients undergoing low back surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
two years
Authors
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May aid standardized low back surgery outcome assessment; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
How should the success or failure of low back surgery be assessed in patients undergoing the procedure?
This study provides a simple formula to accurately assess the overall success or failure of low back surgery based on combined patient and observer assessments.
Waddell et al. (1988) studied this question.
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