Prognostic factors for outcome following lumbar spine fusion surgery: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Retze J Achttien Andrew Powell Konstantinos Zoulas Jacobus Bart Staal Alison B Rushton

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

No moderate to high certainty evidence exists. Use of leg pain and pre-operative working may be valuable predictors of outcome to inform clinical decision-making and advice regarding LSFS surgery. There is need for adequately powered low-risk-of-bias prospective observational studies to further investigate candidate prognostic factors.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
decision making
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
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