Gender differences in degenerative spine surgery: Do female patients really fare worse?

European spine journal: official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Alessandro Siccoli¹  Victor E. Staartjes² 

[1] Bergman Clinics;University of Zurich

关键词: Degenerative spine;    Outcomes;    Gender differences;    Sex differences;    Pain perception;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-018-5737-3

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposePrior data has set the precedent that female patients fare somewhat worse than men after spine surgery. We aimed to evaluate the effect of gender on patient-reported outcomes after lumbar spine surgery for degenerative pathologies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY