WORKERS' COMPENSATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORST CLINICAL RESULTS AFTER LUMBAR FUSION

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of clinical results with preoperative situation of worker compensation (WC) in patients submitted to spine surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective, comparative, single center study. Patients who underwent lumbar spine...

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Main Authors: Luis Marchi, Joes Nogueira-Neto, Vivian Amaral, Rodrigo Amaral, Nicholai Faulhaber, Etevaldo Coutinho, Leonardo Oliveira, Rubens Jensen, Luiz Pimenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512017000400310&lng=en&tlng=en