Is Lumbar Fusion Necessary for Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Degenerative Disk Disease? A Meta-Analysis
Wenbo Xu, Bingbing Ran, Wenqi Luo, Zimeng Li, Rui Gu
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MedicineOswestry Disability IndexMeta-analysisConfidence intervalLumbarCochrane LibraryVisual analogue scaleRandomized controlled trialLow back painPhysical therapySurgeryDegenerative disc diseaseProspective cohort studyRelative riskSystematic reviewBack painMEDLINEInternal medicineAlternative medicinePolitical sciencePathologyLawSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy