Patients on workers' compensation who receive lumbar fusion are more disabled than non-workers compensation patients who receive lumbar fusion, according to an article published in Spine.
The study examined 783 patients who underwent posterolateral fusion and analyzed the two-year postoperative outcome measures. Researchers found the patients without workers' compensation had significantly greater improvement of clinical outcomes as compared those receiving workers' compensation. Improvement in back pain was similar between the two groups.
Read the abstract for "Clinical Outcomes After Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Workers' Compensation Patients: A Case-Control Study."
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The study examined 783 patients who underwent posterolateral fusion and analyzed the two-year postoperative outcome measures. Researchers found the patients without workers' compensation had significantly greater improvement of clinical outcomes as compared those receiving workers' compensation. Improvement in back pain was similar between the two groups.
Read the abstract for "Clinical Outcomes After Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in Workers' Compensation Patients: A Case-Control Study."
Read more about lumbar fusion:
- TranS1 Releases New System for Lumbar Fusion
- FDA Panel Votes to Recommend Approval for Medtronic's Amplify Spine Device
- Integra LifeSciences Announces Milestone for Vu a-POD Device