Assessment of spine surgery outcomes: inconsistency of change amongst outcome measurements

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-296

  Copay, Anne G ^a   Martin, Marcus M ^a   Subach, Brian R ^a,b   Carreon, Leah Y ^c   Glassman, Steven D ^c   Schuler, Thomas C ^a,b   Berven, Sigurd ^d  

^a The Spinal Research Foundation   (United States)

^b Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

^c NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical relevance; Lumbar fusion; Oswestry Disability Index; Outcome measures; Pain scales; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACK PAIN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949936227     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.12.027     Document Type: Article

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