The surgical treatment of non-specific low back pain

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidelines that state fusion for non-specific low back pain should only be performed as part of a randomised controlled trial, and that lumbar disc replacement should not be performed. Thus, spinal fusion and disc replacement will no l...

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Published inThe bone & joint journal Vol. 99-B; no. 8; pp. 1003 - 1005
Main Author Todd, N V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.2017
Subjects
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - complications
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery
Low Back Pain - etiology
Low Back Pain - surgery
Lumbar Vertebrae
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Spinal Fusion - methods
Treatment Outcome
NICE guidelines
Fusion surgery
Disc replacement
Non-specific low back pain
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Summary:The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidelines that state fusion for non-specific low back pain should only be performed as part of a randomised controlled trial, and that lumbar disc replacement should not be performed. Thus, spinal fusion and disc replacement will no longer be routine forms of treatment for patients with low back pain. This annotation considers the evidence upon which these guidelines are based. Cite this article: 2017;99-B:1003-1005.
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ISSN:2049-4394
2049-4408
DOI:10.1302/0301-620X.99B8.BJJ-2017-0199.R1