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Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial

BMJ 2005; doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38441.620417.8F (Published 23 May 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;:bmj;bmj.38441.620417.8Fv1

Data supplement

  • Posted as supplied by author.

    Participating Units Contributors:

    Each participating unit had:

    • Surgical collaborators, responsible for recruiting and operating on patients.
    • A trial research therapist, responsible for recruitment and organisation of patients, admissions and administration at al local.
    • Physiotherapy collaborators responsible for organising the rehabilitation programmes and treating patients.

    Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen: J Burt, J. Easton, M Stocker, D Wardlaw;

    BUPA Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood: E Gampell, A Gardner;

    Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon: A Taylor, A Wojcik;

    The Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich: A Garner, J Gooderham, J Powell, D Sharp, H Vernau, J Wright;

    Middlesbrough General Hospital, Middlesbrough: C Greenough, A. Jones, S. Nicholson, S Papastefanou, A Wilkin;

    Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham; E Bevan-Davies, B Freeman, R. Goodwin, M Grevitt, J Hegarty, R Kasim, S Mehdian, R Mulholland, H Prince, A Wainwright, J Webb;

    Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry: C Darley, S Eisenstein, C Evans, E Jones;

    Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford: K Barker, A Allen, J Fairbank, B Swietalska, J Wilson-MacDonald;

    Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading: R Marshall, A Sandall;

    St. Albans City Hospital, St. Albans: S Crowley, P Dyson, S Harvey, E McWhirter; Northern General Hospital, Sheffield: J Getty, K Grafton, K Jones, L Yorke;

    Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore: J Johnson, H Nafis, M Sullivan;

    North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent: J Dove, G Evans, V Jasani;

    Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland: A Cross, G Gatenby;

    Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon: F. Cook, A Fogg, M Foy, J Hay

    The MRC steering committee included, R Collins, J Fairbank, H Frost, W Gillespie (1st Chairman), A Grant, A Gray, P Gregg (2nd Chairman), M Jayson, R Johnstone, J Klaber-Moffett, and W Maton-Howarth.

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