Assessing Spinal Instability or Indications for Spinal Fusion

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Other literature type 01 Jan 1990 English Publisher:Springer New York

Authors: Leon J. Grobler; John W. Frymoyer;

doi: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3272-8_6

Assessing Spinal Instability or Indications for Spinal Fusion

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Every year 10 million Americans have acute low back pain; only 286,000 (0.04%) require an operation, of which approximately one-fourth (70,000) are spinal fusions.1 In the United States, 2% of the adult population have had a previous lumbar spinal operation, and it is probable there are 500,000 to 1,000,000 living adults who have had a lumbar spinal fusion.2 These figures remind us spinal fusion is but a small part of the treatment for most low back disorders, and is usually indicated for the restoration of stability.

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