Long-term outcomes of lumbar fusion among workers' compensation subjects: a historical cohort study

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 36; no. 4; p. 320
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Trang H, Randolph, David C, Talmage, James, Succop, Paul, Travis, Russell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.02.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage; Case-Control Studies; Chronic Disease; Cohort Studies; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Opiate Alkaloids - administration & dosage; Radiculopathy - diagnosis; Radiculopathy - surgery; Reoperation; Spinal Fusion - economics; Spinal Fusion - methods; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Workers' Compensation; Young Adult

Historical cohort study. To determine objective outcomes of return to work (RTW), permanent disability, postsurgical complications, opiate utilization, and reoperation status for chronic low back pain subjects with lumbar fusion. Similarly, RTW status, permanent disability, and opiate utilization we...