Spinal Fusions in Active Military Personnel: Who Gets a Lumbar Spinal Fusion in the Military and What Impact Does It Have on Service Member Retention?

Mil Med. 2019 Jan 1;184(1-2):e156-e161. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy139.

Authors

William A Robinson^{1

2}, Mario Hevesi^{1

2}, Bayard C Carlson^{1

2}, Spencer Schulte^{1

3}, Joseph L Petfield^{1

4}, Brett A Freedman^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street S.W., Rochester, MN.
³ William Beaumont Army Medical Center, 5005 N Piedras St., El Paso, TX.
⁴ Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, U.S. Hospital, MCEU-LST, Landstuhl, Germany.

PMID: 30690620
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usy139

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Intention*
Low Back Pain / surgery
Lumbosacral Region / injuries
Lumbosacral Region / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel / psychology*
Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Pain Measurement / methods
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk Factors
Spinal Fusion / methods
Spinal Fusion / rehabilitation*
Spinal Fusion / statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcome
Visual Analog Scale