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Multivariate prognostic modeling of persistent pain following lumbar discectomy.
Pain physician - 1 Jan 2000
Hegarty Dominic, Shorten George
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) affects between 10% and 50% of surgical patients, the development of which is a complex and poorly understood process. To date, most studies on PPSP have focused on specific surgical procedures where individuals do not suffer from chronic pain before the surgical intervention. Individuals who have a chronic nerve injury are likely to have established peripheral and...
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