Lumbar spine surgery across 15 years: trends, complications and reoperations in a longitudinal observational study from Norway

BackgroundStudies from different Western countries have reported a rapid increase in spinal surgery rates, an increase that exceeds by far the growing incidence rates of spinal disorders in the general population. There are few studies covering all lumbar spine surgery and no previous studies from N...

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Main Authors: Jon Helgeland, Olaf Fjeld, Tore K Solberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e028743.full