Gender differences in degenerative spine surgery: Do female patients really fare worse?

[摘要] PurposePrior data has set the precedent that female patients fare somewhat worse than men after spine surgery. We aimed to evaluate the effect of gender on patient-reported outcomes after lumbar spine surgery for degenerative pathologies.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Degenerative spine;Outcomes;Gender differences;Sex differences;Pain perception