The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 306-312 , April 2010

Health-related quality of life: a comparison of outcomes after lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis with large joint replacement surgery and population norms

  • Sabarul A. Mokhtar, MD, MS (Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Spinal Surgery, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Level 1, Dow Corning Building, 3 Innovation Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Spinal Surgery, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Level 1, Dow Corning Building, 3 Innovation Rd, New South Wales 2109, Australia. Tel.: (612) 985-0400 (office); (614); fax: (612) 985-04010.
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  • Peter F. McCombe, MBBS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Brisbane Spine Centre, Watkins Medical Centre, Level 9, 255 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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  • Owen D. Williamson, MBBS, GradDipClinEpi, FRACS, FAOrthA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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  • Michael K. Morgan, MD, MMedEd, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Level 1, Dow Corning Building, 3 Innovation Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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  • Gavin J. White

      Affiliations

    • Medtronic Sofamor Daneks, Memphis, TN 38132, USA
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  • William R. Sears, MBBS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Spinal Surgery, The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Level 1, Dow Corning Building, 3 Innovation Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 3 December 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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 Author disclosures: PFM (royalties, Medtronic; consulting, Medtronic; trips/travel, Medtronic); GJW (consulting, Medtronic); WRS (royalties, Medtronic; consulting, Medtronic; trips/travel, Medtronic; research support: staff and/or materials, Medtronic; fellowship support, Medtronic)

PII: S1529-9430(10)00054-9

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.018

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 306-312 , April 2010

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