Systematic Review of Randomized Trials Comparing Lumbar Fusion Surgery to Nonoperative Care for Treatment of Chronic Back Pain

The Revised CONSORT Statement for Reporting Randomized Trials: Explanation and Elaboration

2001 • 3,719 citations

Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group

2003 • 2,060 citations

The Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire

2000 • 1,782 citations

2001 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies: Lumbar Fusion Versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

2001 • 914 citations

The clinical importance of changes in outcome scores after treatment for chronic low back pain

2003 • 869 citations

Randomized Clinical Trial of Lumbar Instrumented Fusion and Cognitive Intervention and Exercises in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Disc Degeneration

2003 • 614 citations

Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial

2005 • 495 citations

Lumbar instrumented fusion compared with cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic back pain after previous surgery for disc herniation: A prospective randomized controlled study

2006 • 297 citations

Surgery Versus Conservative Management in Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

2000 • 283 citations

Concurrent Comparison of Responsiveness in Pain and Functional Status Measurements Used for Patients With Low Back Pain

2004 • 238 citations

Responsiveness of Common Outcome Measures for Patients With Low Back Pain

1999 • 210 citations

Use of health status measures in patients with low back pain in clinical settings. Comparison of specific, generic and preference‐based instruments

2000 • 134 citations

Stage-specific Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment Changes in Osteoarthritis of the Hip Secondary to Developmental Hip Dysplasia

2007 • 67 citations

Outcome scores in spinal surgery quantified: excellent, good, fair and poor in terms of patient-completed tools

2005 • 21 citations