A pair of recently published studies reported that workers’ compensation patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery fare worse after the procedure than other patients.
One study, published July 21 in the Journal of Neurosurgery, found that return-to-work rates and satisfaction were lower for work comp patients compared with non-work comp patients. The study, which analyzed 9,957 cases, found the disparities in outcomes and satisfaction present even though work comp patients were younger and had fewer comorbidities than the others.
The other study, published March 24 in the Journal of Ne...
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