Reassessing the minimum two-year follow-up standard after lumbar decompression surgery: a 2-months follow-up seems to be an acceptable minimum

Academic orthopaedic journals and specialty societies emphasize the importance of two-year follow-up for patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) after spine surgery, but there are limited data evaluating the appropriate length of follow-up.

Source: The Spine Journal - April 6, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Anna-Katharina Calek, Bettina Hochreiter, Aaron J. Buckland Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research