Surgical trends and regional variation in Danish patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis between 2002 and 2018: a retrospective registry-based study of 83,783 patients

• Main Authors: Rikke Krüger Jensen (Author), Christian Volmar Skovsgaard (Author), Dorthe Schøler Ziegler (Author), Berit Schiøttz-Christensen (Author), Rune Mygind Mieritz (Author), Andreas K. Andresen (Author), Jan Hartvigsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the most common reason for spine surgery in older people. However, surgery rates vary widely both internationally and nationally. This study compared patient and sociodemographic characteristics, geographical location and comorbidity between surgic...