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Back Pain
Data on back pain discussed by J. Wilsonmacdonald and colleagues
November 22nd, 2008
According to a study from Oxford, the United Kingdom, "A review of the surgical costs and results in a group of patients randomly allocated to surgery as part of a large prospective randomized trial of patients with chronic back pain. To report the observational data from the surgical arm of a randomized trial comparing surgery with intensive rehabilitation for chronic low back pain." "Clinical and economic data are reported. Surgery for chronic low back pain is a well established but unproven intervention. The most cost-effective technique for spinal stabilization is still not established. One hundred six patients with chronic low back pain were randomized to the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-22)
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