Abstract:Objectives: To evaluate the trajectory of productivity loss in patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation or spinal stenosis before and after surgery. MethOds: Patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation during 2000-2012 were identified from the national spine surgery register "Swespine". Additional data were extracted from Swedish registries including the National Patient Register and the Social Security Agency register. Productivity loss was measured as the sum of days wi… Show more
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