The ultimate goals of intervention for spinal pathology are to improve the patient's quality of
life, restore function, and relieve pain. Traditional clinician‐based assessments typically fall …

Musculoskeletal disorders affect morbidity, quality of life and mortality, and represent an
increasing economic and societal burden in the context of population aging and increased …

Background Few studies have examined the prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in
the general population. The purposes of this study were to estimate the prevalence of LSS …

Background: Dens fractures are relatively common in the elderly. The treatment of Type-II
dens fractures remains controversial. The aim of this multicenter prospective cohort study …

Study Design. Narrative review. Objective. To identify suitable outcome measures that can
be used to quantify neurological and functional impairment in the management of cervical …

Background context Multilevel cervical myelopathy can be treated with anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) or corpectomy via the anterior approach and laminoplasty via …

This study is conducted to review the literature systematically to determine most reliable
outcome measures, important clinical and radiological variables affecting the prognosis in …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: It is estimated that 10 000 patients
seek medical care due to cervical radiculopathy every year in Denmark. Although the natural …

Purpose One of the objectives of this review is to summarize the important features of a good
scale. A second aim is to conduct a systematic review to identify scales that can detect the …

Study Design. A prospective study. Objective. The aim of this study was to elucidate the
impact of axial pain following cervical laminoplasty on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) …