Analysis of primary referral patterns and return to work in patients with incident back pain due to lumbar disc herniation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine primary referral patterns and return to work in patients with incident back pain due to Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH).

Methods

Nationwide register-based cohort study including all Danish residents aged 18-65 who were referred from primary to specialized healthcare in 2017 with incident back pain and subsequently received a diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation (LDH), defined by ICD-10 codes DM51X.X. Patients were identified using the Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR), including both those directly diagnosed with LDH and those who initially received a diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain (ICD-10: DM54) that progressed to LDH within one year. Demographic data were obtained from the Danish Civil Registration System (CRS), and work capacity outcomes wer

SUBMITTER: Kjeldgaard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature