What comprises a good outcome in spinal surgery? A preliminary survey among spine surgeons of the SSE and European spine patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-116

  Haefeli, M ^a   Elfering, A ^b   Aebi, M ^c   Freeman, B J C ^d   Fritzell, P ^e   Guimaraes Consciencia, J ^f   Lamartina, C ^g   Mayer, M ^h   Lund, T ⁱ   Boos, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery   (Switzerland)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e Ortopedkliniken   (Sweden)

^f HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^g IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^h Orthozentrum   (Germany)

ⁱ ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Black flags; Outcome assessment; Patients' perspective; Spinal surgery; Surgeons' perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649120086     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0541-5     Document Type: Article

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