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Open AccessHandling of missing items in the Oswestry disability index and the neck disability index. A study from Swespine, the National Swedish spine register
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) scoring algorithms used by the Swedish spine register (Swespine) until April 2022 handled missing items somewhat differently than the ori...
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Open AccessPrediction of outcome after spinal surgery—using The Dialogue Support based on the Swedish national quality register
To evaluate the predictive precision of the Dialogue Support, a tool for additional help in shared decision-making before surgery of the degenerative spine.
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Correction to: Bacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—a surgical multicenter comparative study
Unfortunately, the 5th author name was incorrectly published in the original paper. The complete correct name is given below.
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Open AccessBacteria: back pain, leg pain and Modic sign—a surgical multicentre comparative study
To compare bacterial findings in pain-generating degenerated discs in adults operated on for lumbar disc herniation (LDH), and mostly also suffering from low back pain (LBP), with findings in adolescent patien...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of surgery for sciatica with disc herniation is not substantially affected by differences in surgical incidences among three countries: results from the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian spine registries
Yearly incidence of surgery for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation varies and is 29/100,000 in Sweden, 46/100,000 in Denmark and 58/100,000 in Norway. This variation was used to study whether differences in su...
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Open AccessCost of low back pain: results from a national register study in Sweden
To estimate the societal costs of low back pain with/without radiating leg pain (LBP). LBP is a major burden in terms of both personal suffering and societal costs.
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Open AccessSwespine: the Swedish spine register
Swespine, the Swedish National Spine Register, has existed for 20 years and is in general use within the country since over 10 years regarding degenerative lumbar spine disorders. Today there are protocols for...
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Open AccessCost effectiveness of disc prosthesis versus lumbar fusion in patients with chronic low back pain: randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up
This randomized controlled health economic study assesses the cost-effectiveness of the concept of total disc replacement (TDR) (Charité/Prodisc/Maverick) when compared with the concept of instrumented lumbar ...
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Open AccessThe Swedish Spine Register: development, design and utility
The Swedish Spine Register enables monitoring of surgical activities focusing on changes in trends over time, techniques utilized and outcome, when implemented in general clinical practice. Basic requirements ...
