Mhamad Faour, MD Orthopedics January/February 2017 – Volume 40 · Issue 1: 25-32 Posted January 24, 2017 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20161013-02 Abstract The use of opioids among patients with workers’ compensation claims is associated with tremendous costs, especially for patients who undergo spinal surgery. This study compared return-to-work rates after single-level cervical fusion for degenerative disk disease […]
Carol Cancelliere Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201624:32 Abstract Background Work disability is a major personal, financial and public health burden. Predicting future work success is a major focus of research. Objectives To identify common prognostic factors for return-to-work across different health and injury conditions and to describe their association with return-to-work outcomes. Methods Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, […]
Grøvle L, et al. Spine J. 2013 Sep 21. pii: S1529-9430(13)01268-0. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.433. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Postboks 16, 1603 Fredrikstad, Norway. Electronic address: lars.grovle@so-hf.no. Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Little is known about the prognostic factors for work-related outcomes of sciatica caused by disc herniation. PURPOSE: To identify the […]