ReviewAsian spine journal2018
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Review Article.
Review in Asian spine journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of exercise-based prehabilitation for patients undergoing elective spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Clinician approaches to spinal manipulation for persistent spinal pain after lumbar surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Meets Them All: An Effective Treatment for Different Pain Conditions. Our Experience and Literature Review.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Pooled it
- Stereophotogrammetric approaches to multi-segmental kinematics of the thoracolumbar spine: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of uniportal and biportal endoscopic ULBD techniques in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026Trial
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- The Effects of Core Stabilization Exercise with the Abdominal Drawing-in Maneuver Technique versus General Strengthening Exercise on Lumbar Segmental Motion in Patients with Clinical Lumbar Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 12-Month Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
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- Incidence and preoperative risk factors for failed back surgery syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Lumbar Spine Pain Syndromes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Clinical and imaging study of unilateral biportal endoscopy in lumbar revision surgery.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Development of machine learning models for predicting patient-perceived benefit following lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis 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 · 2026Article
- Preoperative bone mineral density quantitatively assessed by Hounsfield units is associated with failed back surgery syndrome after lumbar fusion surgery: a retrospective study.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Sacroiliac Joint Pain Following Lumbar Surgery with and without Fusion in Patients with Spinal Stenosis and Low-Grade Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Microbiome impacts surgical outcomes- comparison of gut microbiome dysbiosis in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy: results from the MISO pilot study.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 · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Epidural Methylprednisolone Injection in Management of Lumbar Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc: A Comparison of Caudal, Transforaminal and Interlaminar Routes.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Chiropractic management of a Veteran with persistent spinal pain syndrome-2 status-post L3-L5 laminectomy and Coflex interlaminar stabilization: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- A novel approach to ultrasound-guided L3-4 thoracolumbar fascia injection for chronic pain after spine surgery: a prospective pilot study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Catastrophizing as a Predictor for Pain Perception and Disability Among Patients Undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Postsurgical spine syndrome is becoming an increasingly common challenge for clinicians who deal with spinal disorders owing to the expanding indications for spinal surgery and the aging world population. A multidisciplinary approach is most appropriate for patients who are unlikely to benefit from further formal surgical intervention. Anticonvulsant medications are effective in managing neuropathic pain after surgery, whereas opioids are rarely beneficial. Neuromodulation via a surgically implanted dorsal column neurostimulator is gaining popularity owing to its substantial superiority over conventional medical management and/or further surgical intervention. However, considering that prevention is always better than cure, spinal surgeons need to be well aware of the many poor prognostic indicators for spinal surgery, particularly psychosocial overlay.
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