Telemedicine in Follow-up after Spine Surgery: Need of the Hour
Pankaj Totala,
Vikas Janu,
Raghavendra K. Sharma
et al.
Abstract:Purpose There is an acute shortage of neurosurgeons and spine surgeons especially in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries including India. Patients of spine surgery need to travel long distances for follow-up at tertiary care hospitals. This study was done to evaluate role and success rate of telemedicine in follow-up after spine surgery based on patients' diagnosis and demographic features and to identify barriers to successful telemedicine consultations.
Methods All patients undergoing s… Show more
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