Is complementary medicine and diagnosis associated among spinal patients in the secondary sector: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The services defined as complementary and alternative medicine/healthcare (CAM) are used to varying degrees according to the nature of the health problem, and musculoskeletal disorders, in particular, often lead to the use of CAM. Chronic pain is often cited as a reason for using CAM, and it is also the cardinal symptom of patients with back pain referred for specialist care. However, previous studies do not consider the heterogeneity of back pain when examining the use of CAM.

The association between sociodemographic characteristics and the event of undergoing first-time, simple lumbar discectomy: A case-control study.

Background: In disc herniation, nonsurgical treatments are recommended prior to elective discectomy but are often associated with consultation fees, whereas the discectomy itself may be without user payment. This may affect individual preferences in the choice of treatment. This retrospective case-control study examined the association between socioeconomic characteristics and the event of undergoing a first-time, single-level, simple lumbar discectomy.

The Association Between Early Postoperative Leg Pain Intensity and Disability at 1-Year and 2-Year Follow-Up After First-Time Lumbar Discectomy.

Study Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

Objectives: To investigate whether a cutoff point in leg pain intensity measured preoperatively or at early follow-up could identify patients at risk of poor outcomes in terms of disability at 1-year and 2-year follow-up after first-time lumbar discectomy, and to identify the characteristics associated with early postoperative leg pain intensity.

Methods: From 2010 to 2013, 556 patients underwent lumbar discectomy.

Returning to Work Within Two Years After First-Time, Single-Level, Simple Lumbar Discectomy: A Multifactorial, Predictive Model.

Purpose Continued inability to work has societal and individual consequences. Thus, the factors associated with sustained return to work after lumbar discectomy should be identified. Prior studies of the biopsychosocial factors associated with sustained RTW were primarily based on patient-reported outcome data and have shown conflicting results because of small study samples.

The Association Between Preoperative MRI Findings and Surgical Revision Within Three Years After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation.

Study Design: This cohort study was an analysis of prospectively collected data in the DaneSpine Database.

Objective: The objective was to determine whether preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were associated with the frequency of surgical revision due to recurrent lumbar disc herniation (LDH) within 3 years after first-time, single-level, simple lumbar discectomy.

Summary Of Background Data: Because of a risk of poorer outcome in patients receiving revision surgery compared with first-time discectomy, there is a need to identify patients with LDH in risk of surgical revision prior to the primary discectomy.