Heithoff K B, Burton C V
Orthop Clin North Am. 1985 Jul;16(3):417-44.
Inadequate low back care has now been clearly identified as perhaps the greatest single waste of health care resources in the United States. Low back care failure represents a particularly frustrating and challenging entity. Statistics suggest that 25,000 to 50,000 FBSS cases occur each year. This is a public health problem that should be of the highest level of concern. Modern understanding and technical prowess allow us to study past therapeutic failures and thus gain the knowledge necessary to do better in the future. We sincerely hope that our colleagues will give careful consideration to the material presented here.
如今，人们已明确认识到，在美国，对下背部疾病的治疗不足可能是医疗资源最严重的浪费。下背部疾病治疗失败是一个特别令人沮丧且具有挑战性的问题。统计数据表明，每年发生25000至50000例Failed Back Surgery Syndrome（FBSS，腰椎手术失败综合征）病例。这是一个应引起高度关注的公共卫生问题。现代的认知和技术能力使我们能够研究过去的治疗失败案例，从而获取未来做得更好所需的知识。我们真诚希望我们的同行能认真考虑这里呈现的内容。
