Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Six-Minute Walking Distance 12 Months After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery
In this study, the MCID of postoperative changes of the 6MWD in patients with LSS was 80 m. This value helps evaluate the surgical results of patients with LSS.
Authors
- Kazuhiro Miyata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-6596)
- Tomoyoshi Sakaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6935-0442)
- Yosuke Yasuda
- Shinya Arataki
- Bhaskar Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-534X)
- Jenil Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-7390)
- Tadashi Komatsubara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0270-7071)
- Masato Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6685-7451)
- Angel Oscar Paz Flores
- Meet Shah
Institutions
- Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences (JP)
- Okayama Rosai Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81153
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94