The introduction of the term Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS-T1/2), replacing the
older term Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS), has significantly influenced our approach …

This narrative review seeks to enhance our comprehension of how Minimal Clinically
Important Difference (MCID) and Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) values in …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Fulfillment of expectations is a patient-centered outcome that
has not been assessed based on fusion status for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis …

OBJECTIVE Despite efforts toward achieving gender-based equality in clinical trial
enrollment, females are frequently underrepresented and gender-specific data analysis is …

BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator used to monitor quality of care
and outcomes after spine surgery. OBJECTIVE: To examine the complex relationship …

Study Design. Qualitative interview study. Objective. The aim was to develop a conceptual
model for Spine Surgery Recovery in order to better understand why patients undergo …

Objective Surgery rates for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) have increased despite inherent
risks, high reoperation rates, and a lack of evidence for benefit over conservative treatment …

Purpose This study aimed to explore the experiences, expectations, attitudes and beliefs
about surgery and recovery in people with neurogenic claudication, and their preferences …

Objective It is unknown whether presence of pre-operative objective functional impairment
(OFI) can predict post-operative outcomes in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). We …

Study Design Ambispective cohort study. Objective Canada has a government-funded
universal health care system. The United States utilizes a multitier public and private system …