Clinical features of the failed-back syndrome.

摘要: ✓ This study comprises 78 patients who were treated for chronic back pain at a multidisciplinary, multimodal treatment center. These selected from 494 examined by the authors because all of their previous medical records, operative notes, and imaging studies available review. The records reviewed independently neurosurgeon an orthopedist, retrospective decision was made concerning historical physical findings correlated with in order to provide justification intervention. At time admission center, 16 had no abnormalities that would explain complaint exhibited minor postoperative changes insufficient cause disabling pain. Twenty-seven suffered complication surgery, 13 spondylotic disease, six new diagnosis established. Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation revea...