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| Peter FritzellSummaryAffiliation: Falun Hospital Country: Sweden Publications
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Chronic low back pain and fusion: a comparison of three surgical techniques: a prospective multicenter randomized study from the Swedish lumbar spine study groupPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1131-41. 2002..A multicenter randomized study with a 2-year follow-up period and an independent observer was conducted...
Comment on "Clinical studies in spinal surgery" (B. Hanson and B. Kopjar)Peter Fritzell
Department of Orthopaedics, Falun Hospital, 79182, Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 14:726. 2005
Cost-effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty versus standard medical treatment in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a Swedish multicenter randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-upPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:2243-51. 2011..A multicenter, randomized, controlled, cost-effectiveness analysis...- Cost effectiveness of disc prosthesis versus lumbar fusion in patients with chronic low back pain: randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-upPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Clinical Research, Falun Hospital, Dalarna, Nissers väg 3, SE 79182 Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 20:1001-11. 2011..38 SEK. It was not possible to state whether TDR or FUS is more cost-effective after 2 years. Since disc replacement and lumbar fusion are based on different conceptual approaches, it is important to follow these results over time... - Comments on "Health economic evaluation in lumbar spinal fusion. A systematic literature review anno 2005"Peter Fritzell
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Clinical Research Falun Hospital, 79182, Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 15:1174-5. 2006 - A practical approach to spine registers in Europe: the Swedish experiencePeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopaedics, Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna, Falun Hospital, 79182 Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 15:S57-63. 2006..Hopefully, our experiences will be of help to colleagues who are planning to start registering... - Complications in lumbar fusion surgery for chronic low back pain: comparison of three surgical techniques used in a prospective randomized study. A report from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study GroupPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Falun Hospital, 791 82 Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 12:178-89. 2003..In order to make valid comparisons of both complication and reintervention rates after lumbar fusion, there is a need for a consensus in the spinal society regarding the definition of these entities... - Cost-effectiveness of lumbar fusion and nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain in the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study GroupPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Falun Hospital, Falun, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:421-34; discussion Z3. 2004..A cost-effectiveness study was performed from the societal and health care perspectives... - Detection of bacterial DNA in painful degenerated spinal discs in patients without signs of clinical infectionPeter Fritzell
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Clinical Research Falun Hospital, 79182, Falun, Sweden
Eur Spine J 13:702-6. 2004..The finding demonstrates that 16S rRNA PCR can be a useful tool in search of bacterial DNA in degenerated discs, which in turn may be indicative of low-grade infection, manifesting itself only as pain rather than as clinical infection... - Characteristics of patients with chronic low back pain selected for surgery: a comparison with the general population reported from the Swedish lumbar spine studyOlle Hägg
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1223-31. 2002..A group of surgical candidates with chronic low back pain was compared with a random sample of the general population... - Sexual function in men and women after anterior surgery for chronic low back painOlle Hägg
Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Göteborg SE, Sweden
Eur Spine J 15:677-82. 2006..In view of the increased frequency of anterior lumbar surgery with the strong promotion of disc replacement, the findings in the present small retrospective pilot study should be tested in larger prospective trials... - Re: Brox JI, Sörensen R, Friis A, et al. Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration. Spine. 2003; 28:1913-1921Olle Hägg
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:1160-1. 2004 - Simplifying outcome measurement: evaluation of instruments for measuring outcome after fusion surgery for chronic low back painOlle Hägg
Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgren University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1213-22. 2002..A comparative evaluation of outcome instruments and global assessment was performed... - Fusion as treatment for chronic low back pain--existing evidence, the scientific frontier and research strategiesPeter Fritzell
Eur Spine J 14:519-20. 2005 - One-year report from the Swedish National Spine Register. Swedish Society of Spinal SurgeonsBjörn Strömqvist
Department of Orthopedics, Lund University Hospital, SE 221 85, Lund, Sweden
Acta Orthop Suppl 76:1-24. 2005 - "Spine Tango" spine registryPeter Fritzell
Eur Spine J 11:301-2. 2002 - Balloon kyphoplasty in the management of vertebral compression fractures: an updated systematic review and meta-analysisRod S Taylor
Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Noy Scott House, Barrack Rd, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK
Eur Spine J 16:1085-100. 2007..Results from ongoing RCTs will provide further information in the near future...