Early postoperative physical activity and function: a descriptive case series study of 53 patients after lumbar spine surgery.

Coronado RA, Master H, White DK, Pennings JS, Bird ML, Devin CJ, Buchowski MS, Mathis SL, McGirt MJ, Cheng JS, Aaronson OS, Wegener ST, Archer KR. Early postoperative physical activity and function: a descriptive case series study of 53 patients after lumbar spine surgery. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2020 Nov 27;21(21). 783 p. PMID: 33246446 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC7697379

Abstract

The purpose of this prospective case series study was to compare changes in early postoperative physical activity and physical function between 6 weeks and 3 and 6 months after lumbar spine surgery.