Aspects of failed back syndrome: role of litigation
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Failed back syndrome.
Daniel Aghion, MD, Pradeep Chopra, MD, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese, MD, PhD approximately 250,000 surgeries for low back pain are performed annually in the USA. Approximately 40% of patients undergoing lumbar surgery continue to report significant pain after surgery, and a significant portion of these will result in failed back syndrome (FBS). FBS is defined as persistent or recurrent chronic pain ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101017