Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2006

Does Gynecologic Surgery Contribute to Low Back Problems in Later Life? An Analysis of the Women’s Health and Aging Study

Presented as a poster to the Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 8−9, 2004, Phoenix, AZ.

  • Jeffery J. Ericksen, MD, ME

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jeffery J. Ericksen, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, PO Box 980677, Richmond, VA 23298-0677
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  • Jonathan F. Bean, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Dan K. Kiely, MPH, MA

      Affiliations

    • Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
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  • Gregory E. Hicks, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Suzanne G. Leveille, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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    The likelihood (AOR with 95% CI) of having spine pathology (stenosis or disk disease) related to gynecologic surgery, either surgical menopause (SM) or ovarian surgery (OS). All models adjusted for ag

    The likelihood (AOR with 95% CI) of having spine pathology (stenosis or disk disease) related to gynecologic surgery, either surgical menopause (SM) or ovarian surgery (OS). All models adjusted for age, race, BMI, osteoporosis, and knee and hip OA.

 Supported by the National Institute on Aging (grant no. NO1AG12112).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01281-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.09.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , February 2006

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