The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

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• Spine J · Apr 2018

  Successful lumbar surgery results in improved psychological well-being: a longitudinal assessment of depressive and anxiety symptoms.

  Preoperative psychological symptoms predict surgical outcomes. The impact of surgical outcomes on psychological well-being, however, has not been delineated. ⋯ Substantial improvements in psychological well-being resulted after surgery among patients with favorable spine-specific outcomes.

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