Thoughtful assessment including objective psychological testing may reduce the incidence of unsuccessful lumbar spine surgery.
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Psychosocial screening may improve lumbar surgery selection; case reports leave open whether routine testing reduces failures.
Spengler et al. (1980) studied this question.
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