ReviewEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2007
The development of an evidence-based patient booklet for patients undergoing lumbar discectomy and un-instrumented decompression.
Review in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical course of pain and disability following primary lumbar discectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- Rehabilitation following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Postoperative Activity Restrictions: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Spine · 2026Trial
- Post-Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation Booklet: A Patient-Based Evaluation.Patient preference and adherence · 2020Trial
- Physiotherapy Post Lumbar Discectomy: Prospective Feasibility and Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Patients' views on an education booklet following spinal surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2012Trial
- Function after spinal treatment, exercise and rehabilitation (FASTER): improving the functional outcome of spinal surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2010Trial
- Bracing and Activity Restriction After Lumbar Discectomy Surgery: An International Survey of AO Spine Members.Neurospine · 2026Article
- Development and Acceptability of a Kidney Therapy Decision Aid for Patients Aged 75 Years and Older: A Design-Based Research Involving Patients, Caregivers, and a Multidisciplinary Team.Kidney medicine · 2023Article
- Patient Information Leaflets for Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Missed Opportunity.Journal of patient experience · 2020Article
- Surgeon clinical practice variation and patient preferences during the informed consent discussion: a mixed-methods analysis in lumbar spine surgery.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2020Article
- [Postoperative management of weight bearing and rehabilitation after lumbar spinal surgery].Der Orthopade · 2020Review
- The reassuring potential of spinal imaging results: development and testing of a brief, psycho-education intervention for patients attending secondary care.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Article
- Decreasing hospital length of stay following lumbar fusion utilizing multidisciplinary committee meetings involving surgeons and other caretakers.Surgical neurology international · 2017Article
- Natural course of pain and disability following primary lumbar discectomy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Evidence-based development of a post-surgical lumbar discectomy leaflet intervention: a Delphi consensus study.BMJ open · 2015Article
- The short term effects of preoperative neuroscience education for lumbar radiculopathy: A case series.International journal of spine surgery · 2015Article
- Preoperative education for lumbar radiculopathy: A survey of US spine surgeons.International journal of spine surgery · 2012Article
- Reviewer's comment on "five-year outcome of surgical decompression of the lumbar spine without fusion" by Mannion AF, Denzler R, Dvorak J, Grob D (doi:10.1007/s00586-010-1535-2).European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2010Article
- A survey of the "surgical and research" articles in the European Spine Journal, 2007.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2008Review
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Abstract
Post-operative management after lumbar surgery is inconsistent leading to uncertainty amongst surgeons and patients about post-operative restrictions, reactivation, and return to work. This study aimed to review the evidence on post-operative management, with a view to developing evidence-based messages for a patient booklet on post-operative management after lumbar discectomy or un-instrumented decompression. A systematic literature search produced a best-evidence synthesis of information and advice on post-operative restrictions, activation, rehabilitation, and expectations about outcomes. Evidence statements were extracted and developed into patient-centred messages for an educational booklet. The draft text was evaluated by peer and patient review. The literature review found little evidence for post-operative activity restrictions, and a strong case for an early active approach to post-operative management. The booklet was built around key messages derived from the literature review and aimed to reduce uncertainty, promote positive beliefs, encourage early reactivation, and provide practical advice on self-management. Feedback from the evaluations were favourable from both review groups, suggesting that this evidence-based approach to management is acceptable and it has clinical potential.
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