Patient satisfaction after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is primarily driven by relieving pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 398-403

  Hessler, Christian ^a   Boysen, Katharina ^a   Regelsberger, Jan ^a   Vettorazzi, Eik ^a   Winkler, Dietrich ^a   Westphal, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACDF; neurological outcome; pain; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPHYTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NECK PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSATION; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861015422     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318232cddc     Document Type: Article

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