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    • Can a Successful Outcome After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation Be Defined by the Oswestry Disability Index Raw Score? 

      Werner, David Andreas Thomas; Grotle, Margreth; Gulati, Sasha; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-06)
      <i>Study Design</i>: Prospective multicenter cohort study.<p><p> <i>Objective</i>: To investigate (1) the discriminative ability and cutoff estimates for success 12 months after surgery for lumbar disc herniation on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) raw score compared with a change and a percentage change score and (2) to what extent these clinical outcomes depend on the baseline disability.< ...
    • Decompression alone versus decompression with instrumental fusion the NORDSTEN degenerative spondylolisthesis trial (NORDSTEN-DS); study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

      Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Hermansen, Erland; Fagerland, Morten; Rekeland, Frode; Solberg, Tore; Storheim, Kjersti; Brox, Jens Ivar; Lønne, Greger; Indrekvam, Kari; Aaen, Jørn; Grundnes, Oliver; Hellum, Christian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-05)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Fusion in addition to decompression has become the standard treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS). The evidence for performing fusion among these patients is conflicting and there is a need for further investigation through studies of high quality. The present protocol describes an ongoing study with the primary aim of comparing the ...
    • Impact of the number of previous lumbar operations on patient-reported outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation 

      Riksaasen, Anniken S.; Kaur, Simran; Solberg, Tore; Austevoll, Ivar Magne; Brox, Jens Ivar; Dolatowski, Filip Celestyn; Hellum, Christian; Kolstad, Frode; Lønne, Greger; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Ingebrigtsen, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-15)
      Aims - Repeated lumbar spine surgery has been associated with inferior clinical outcomes. This study aimed to examine and quantify the impact of this association in a national clinical register cohort.<p> <p>Methods - This is a population-based study from the Norwegian Registry for Spine surgery (NORspine). We included 26,723 consecutive cases operated for lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc ...
    • Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Disk Disease in Three Scandinavian Countries: An International Register Study Based on Three Merged National Spine Registers 

      Andersen, Mikkel Østerheden; Fritzell, Peter; Eiskjær, Søren Peter; Lagerbäck, Tobias; Hägg, Olle; Nordvall, Dennis; Lønne, Greger; Solberg, Tore; Jacobs, Wilco; van Hooff, Miranda; Gerdhem, Paul; Gehrchen, Martin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-25)
      <i>Study Design</i>: Observational study of prospectively collected data.<p> <p><i>Objectives</i>: Patients with chronic low back pain resistant to nonoperative treatment often face a poor prognosis for recovery. The aim of the current study was to compare the variation and outcome of surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease in the Scandinavian countries based on The International Consortium ...