ArticleBritish journal of pain2012
Failed back surgery syndrome: whose failure? Time to discard a redundant term.
Article in British journal of pain, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- [Effects of preoperative neurobiological education on postoperative outcome : A systematic review].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2022Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of Multimodal Chiropractic Care Featuring Spinal Manipulation for Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Following Lumbar Spine Surgery: Retrospective Chart Review of 31 Adults in Hong Kong.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022Article
- The histopathological effects of reabsorbable polyethylene glycol hydrogel (Coseal) on epidural fibrosis in an experimental postlaminectomy model in ratsTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Article
- The Advent of Spinoplastics: Easing the Growing Global Disease Burden of Spinal Injury.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2021Review
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Review Article.Asian spine journal · 2018Review
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Abstract
Failed back surgery syndrome or "failed back syndrome" refers to persistent pain after spinal surgery. This opinion piece will discuss the back ground and scale of failed back surgery syndrome. There will be a description of the medical and psychological factors that have been reported as predictors of poor outcome from spinal surgery. The management of failed back surgery syndrome will be discussed with a personal viewpoint based on working with this patient group for fifteen years. It will be argued that failed back surgery syndrome and failed back syndrome are now redundant terms and are not useful for either patient or healthcare provider, and so should be discarded.Key words Failed back surgery syndrome, failed back syndrome.
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