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Instrumentation in lumbar fusion improves back pain but not quality of life 2 years after surgery

A study of 1,310 patients with degenerative disc disease from the Swedish Spine Register SWESPINE

Yohan RobinsonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute for Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.Correspondence[email protected]
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Karl MichaëlssonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute for Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Bengt SandénDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute for Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Pages 7-11 | Received 19 Jul 2012, Accepted 23 Nov 2012, Published online: 31 Jan 2013

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