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Research Article

Would loss to follow-up bias the outcome evaluation of patients operated for degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine?

A study of responding and non-responding cohort participants from a clinical spine surgery registry

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Pages 56-63 | Received 13 Jan 2010, Accepted 21 Sep 2010, Published online: 29 Dec 2010

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