Improvement in postoperative and nonoperative spinal patients on a self-report measure of disability: The Spinal Function Sort (SFS)

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-113

  Robinson, Richard C ^a   Kishino, Nancy ^b   Matheson, Leonard ^c   Woods, Scott ^b   Hoffman, Karin ^b   Unterberg, Jennifer ^a   Pearson, Cara ^a   Adams, Laura ^a   Gatchel, Robert J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b West Coast Spine Restoration Center   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Functional capacity; Functional restoration; Low back pain; Spinal Function Sort; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPINAL FUNCTION SORT; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0037947760     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022551815461     Document Type: Article

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