Tiivistelmä Tutkimuksen tarkoitus oli arvioida tuloksia lannerangan kirurgiassa ja kartoittaa
tekijöitä, jotka vaikuttavat leikkaustulokseen. Seurantakysely, Beckin depressio-kysely (BDI) …

Background and aim No studies have been published regarding the results of lumbar spine
surgery a in population-based setting in Finland. Our objective was to investigate functional …

Background and aims The symptoms of pain and depression often present concomitantly,
but little is known as to how the different subtypes of depression affect surgical outcome. The …

Lannerangan ahtaumataudin (lumbaalinen spinaalistenoosi, LSS) hoidossa kirurginen hoito
on aiheellista, jos kuntoutuksesta ja lääkehoidosta huolimatta potilaan kivut ovat …

In this issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Pain Järvimäki and coworkers [1] f rom Northern
Finland publish a cross-sectional postal questionnaire survey on functional capacity and …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Most studies on surgical treatment of degenerative lumbar spine
disorders presented are performed at specialized units. Whether the good results generally …

Methods The N2QOD registry enrolls spine surgery patients from 52 hospitals across 26
states via representative sampling and prospectively collects measures of surgical safety …

Background: The objective of this study is to compare surgical results (pain, function, and
satisfaction) between a group of depressed patients and a nondepressed group who had …

Aim: To improve selection of older lumbar surgical candidates, we surveyed correlates of
functioning and satisfaction with surgery. Materials & methods: Prospective sample at …

Aim To use Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to determine the effectiveness of
lumbar spinal surgery at a single UK institution. Methods Consecutive patients who …