How much improvement in Oswestry Disability Index is necessary to make your patient satisfied after lumbar surgery?
Objectives: Evaluating the quality of care in elective lumbar surgery often involves considering patient-reported outcomes (PRO). Although postoperative functional improvement, as measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), is theoretically linked to patient satisfaction, there is conflicting evidence [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou264
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00