Spine
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Predictors of bad and good outcome of lumbar spine surgery. A prospective clinical study with 2 years' follow up.
Based on prospective assessment, patients with lumbar disc surgery were examined to determine reliable predictors for clinical outcome. ⋯ Patients with a high risk of a bad operation outcome after lumbar discectomy could be identified preoperatively. It is suggested that those patients take part in a pain management approach instead of or in addition to surgical intervention.