Spinal Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers' Compensation Patients

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Spinal Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers' Compensation Patients

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For workers' compensation patients with chronic low back pain, spinal fusion surgery leads to worse long-term outcomes--"including a lower rate of return to work--"compared to nonsurgical treatment, suggests a study in the February 15th issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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Spinal Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers' Compensation Patients

newswise.com — “For workers' compensation patients with chronic low back pain, spinal fusion surgery leads to worse long-term outcomes--"including a lower rate of return to work--"compared to nonsurgical treatment, suggests a study in the February 15th issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.View full resource at newswise.com

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Spinal Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers' Compensation Patients

newswise.com — “For workers' compensation patients with chronic low back pain, spinal fusion surgery leads to worse long-term outcomes--"including a lower rate of return to work--"compared to nonsurgical treatment, suggests a study in the February 15th issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.View full resource at newswise.com

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