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Surgical Indications for Lumbar Degenerative Disease

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Lumbar degenerative disease is a common and debilitating condition that describes the age-dependent pathologic changes that occur in the spine. Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine accounts for a relatively large proportion of the annual health-care expenditures in the USA and is responsible for considerable indirect losses due to time-off of work (Xuemeiet al. 2004). A study by Hanson et al. assessed the health status of patients with musculoskeletal pathology requiring surgical treatment and found that patients with lumbar spinal conditions (i.e., chronic low back pain, stenosis, and spondylolisthesis) suffered from considerable disability when compared to patients with other orthopedic conditions, such as hip and knee arthritis (Hansson et al. 2008).

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, #307, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA

    Ravi R. Patel MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, The Rothman Institute, 925 Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Jeffrey A. Rihn MD & Todd J. Albert MD

  3. Private Orthopaedic Practice, Jersey Spine Associates, 110 Roosevelt Blvd #2w, Marmora, NJ, 08223, USA

    Ravi K. Ponnoppan MD

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Patel, R.R., Rihn, J.A., Ponnoppan, R.K., Albert, T.J. (2014). Surgical Indications for Lumbar Degenerative Disease. In: Shapiro, I., Risbud, M. (eds) The Intervertebral Disc. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1535-0_13

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