Postoperative outcomes after degenerative lumbar spine surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients -a propensity score-matched analysis

BACKGROUND: Although treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have evolved significantly since the introduction of biologic agents, degenerative lumbar disease in RA patients remains a major challenge. Well-controlled comparisons between RA patients and their non-RA counterparts have not yet...

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Main Authors: Doi, T. (Author), Fukushima, M. (Author), Hara, N. (Author), Higashikawa, A. (Author), Hirai, S. (Author), Iwai, H. (Author), Kato, S. (Author), Masuda, K. (Author), Matsubayashi, Y. (Author), Nakamoto, H. (Author), Okazaki, R. (Author), Ono, T. (Author), Oshima, Y. (Author), Oshina, M. (Author), Sugita, S. (Author), Takeshita, Y. (Author), Tanaka, S. (Author), Taniguchi, Y. (Author), University of Tokyo Spine Group (Author), Yoshida, Y. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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