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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 11/2007

01-11-2007 | Reviewer's Comment

The impact of surgical wait time on patient-based outcomes in posterior lumbar spine surgery (by J. Braybrooke et al.)

Author: Brian J. C. Freeman

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 11/2007

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Excerpt

The hazards of waiting lists are all too well known. Dabke et al. [2] studied 101 patients undergoing surgery for scoliosis. The mean waiting time between listing and surgery was 8 months. Whilst on the waiting list, significant curve progression occurred in 50/101 (50%) patients and ultimately 29/101 (29%) patients required more surgery than originally planned increasing complexity, morbidity and cost of surgery. …
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Dabke HV, Jones DAS, Ahuja S, Howes J, Davies PR (2005) Should scoliosis patients be kept on a waiting list? Eur Spine J 14(Suppl 1):S7
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Hansson T, Hansson E, Karlsson J (2003) Four years on a waiting list for surgery: an expensive option. Millions in lost production while waiting for an orthopaedic intervention. Lakartidningen 100 (16):1428–1430, 1433–1434
Metadata
Title
The impact of surgical wait time on patient-based outcomes in posterior lumbar spine surgery (by J. Braybrooke et al.)
Author
Brian J. C. Freeman
Publication date
01-11-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-007-0453-4

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