Spine
-
A retrospective study. ⋯ Our study revealed a significant association between postoperative GAP score and occurrence of ASD after lumbar fusion surgery. Setting surgical goals according to the GAP score may help reduce the occurrence of ASD, especially for S-ASD.Level of Evidence: 4.
-
Longitudinal cohort. ⋯ Concordance between patients' and surgeons' expectations was fair; due mostly to patients expecting complete improvement whereas surgeons expected a lot/moderate/little improvement. Compared to patients' expectations, surgeons' expectations more closely coincided with patient-reported fulfillment of expectations 2 years postoperatively.Level of Evidence: 1.
-
Retrospective cross-sectional cohort. ⋯ This study offers an objective measurement of muscle health that correlates with HRQOLs for patients with lumbar spine pathology.Level of Evidence: 3.