80
Percent
78 76
Total Women
74 72
Men
2008
Figure 70 Sweden
2009
2010
Percentage of patients who reported that the pain in their legs had disappeared completely or was greatly improved one year after spinal stenosis surgery. Source: SWESPINE – The National Swedish Register For Lumbar Spine Surgery
Region Stockholm
Uppsala Sörmland Östergötland Jönköping Kronoberg Kalmar Blekinge Skåne
Halland Västra Götaland
Värmland Örebro Västmanland Dalarna Gävleborg Västernorrland Jämtland Västerbotten
Karolinska universitetssjukhuset Nacka Närsjukhus S:t Görans sjukhus, Stockholm Stockholm Spinecenter Södersjukhuset, Stockholm Akademiska sjukhuset Neurologi, Uppsala Akademiska sjukhuset Ortopedi, Uppsala Strängnäs Ryggkirurgiska klinik Lasarettet i Motala Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping Länssjukhuset Ryhov, Jönköping Växjö lasarett Länssjukhuset Kalmar Blekingesjukhuset Skånes universitetssjukhus, Lund Skånes universitetssjukhus, Malmö Ängelholms sjukhus Länssjukhuset i Halmstad Göteborg Spinecenter Kungälvs sjukhus NU-sjukvården, Trollhättan/NÄL Skaraborgs sjukhus, Skövde SU Sahlgrenska, Göteborg SÄ-sjukvården, Borås Centralsjukhuset i Karlstad Karlskoga lasarett Universitetssjukhuset Örebro Västerås lasarett Falu lasarett Gävle sjukhus Hudiksvalls sjukhus Sundsvalls sjukhus Östersunds sjukhus Norrlands Universitetssjukhus, Umeå
77.4 75.7 65.1 83.4 82.8 54.6 75.5 79.7 100.0 81.8 73.6 87.0 75.5 86.7 74.7 68.4 75.5 79.6 80.0 68.2 73.1 82.7 69.7 86.7 87.5 75.0 74.2 73.4 75.3 79.4 55.6 74.4 72.7 68.0
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20
40
60
80
Hospitals with less than 10 cases are excluded
Figure 70 Hospitals
100 Percent
Percentage of patients who reported that the pain in their legs had disappeared completely or was greatly improved one year after spinal stenosis surgery, 2011. Source: SWESPINE – The National Swedish Register For Lumbar Spine Surgery
Seventy-seven per cent of patients nationwide stated that the pain in their legs had gone away or was much better, varying from 68 to 87 per cent depending on the county. There were no gender differences. The remaining 23 per cent of the patients experienced pain at the same or a more intense level than they had prior to surgery.
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