Persistent postoperative pain and healthcare costs associated with instrumented and non-instrumented spinal surgery: a case-control study

To compare rates of persistent postoperative pain (PPP) after lumbar spine surgery —commonly known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome—and healthcare costs for instrumented lumbar spinal fusion versus decompression...

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - April 1, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sharada Weir, Mihail Samnaliev, Tzu-Chun Kuo, Travis S. Tierney, Andrea Manca, Rod S. Taylor, Julie Bruce, Sam Eldabe and David Cumming Tags: Research article Source Type: research