The failures and poor results of lumbar spine surgery are analyzed in a retrospective study
of 105 consecutive patients referred to the authors for evaluation during 1976. Those who …

A decade has passed since the primary factors in failures of surgery on the lumbar spine
were identified, and the entity is still an expensive, disabling reality for too many patients …

S INCE the publication in 1984 of Mixter and Barr--s 6 classic monograph on rupture of the
intervertebral disc, several excellent reviews 4, r-9 of the clinical aspects of this problem …

A system is presented for the analysis of failure after spinal operations: 1) outright failure; 2)
temporary relief; 3) failure in spondylolisthesis; and 4) infections. With this system it is …

H'resident Nagashima and esteemed colleagues: I would like to begin by saying what a
great pleasure it is to visit your beautiful country and to be able to share with you today my …

All that is temporal has a beginning; man's origin is now placed about 3.5 million years ago.”
Lumbar disc surgery began less than 50 years ago, yet in 1974 close to 170,000 lumbar …

It is likely that in most industrialized countries today too much lumbar spine surgery is
performed. This is particularly true in the North American continent and has been noted also …

We examined the rates of postoperative complications and mortality, as recorded in a
hospital discharge registry for the State of Washington for the years 1986 through 1988, for …

Even the careful and knowledgeable spine surgeon will encounter a variety of neurologic
complications during and after routine lumbar laminectomy. These include dural and nerve …

In conclusion, it needs to be stressed that the physician should take an organized approach
in evaluating the multiply operated spine patient. The origin of the problem in most patients …