Diseases

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

A condition of persistent pain and discomfort in the BACK and the LEG following lumbar surgery, often seen in patients enrolled in pain centers.

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A condition of persistent pain and discomfort in the BACK and the LEG following lumbar surgery, often seen in patients enrolled in pain centers.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2009

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  • Back Pain (1985-2008)
  • Postoperative Complications (1985-2008)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055111. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055111
  2. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_spinal_pain_syndrome
  3. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5429677