Articles: low-back-pain.
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Observational Study
The duration of chronic low back pain is associated with acute postoperative pain intensity in lumbar fusion surgery: a prospective observational study.
Pre-existing chronic pain has been associated with severe postoperative pain. In this study, we sought to prospectively analyse the association between the duration of chronic low back pain and the intensity of acute postoperative pain after lumbar fusion surgery. ⋯ The longer the duration of chronic pain was, the higher the incidence of moderate to severe acute postoperative pain was and the greater the amount of analgesics required after surgery.
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Prospective study. ⋯ Both methods are effective in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disease. Modified MIS-TLIF is a safe and effective procedure that can significantly reduce the occurrence of injury to the dura and nerve root during decompression and the interbody fusion procedure.Level of Evidence: 3.