Prediction models in degenerative spine surgery: a systematic review

D Lubelski, A Hersh, TD Azad… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: To review the existing literature of prediction
models in degenerative spinal surgery. Methods: Review of PubMed/Medline and Embase …

Disparities in elective spine surgery for Medicaid beneficiaries: a systematic review

D Badin, C Ortiz-Babilonia… - Global spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Systematic review Objectives We sought to synthesize the literature
investigating the disparities that Medicaid patients sustain with regards to 2 types of elective …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department visits within 90 days of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AJ Kammien, AR Galivanche, MJ Gouzoulis… - North American Spine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative readmissions are a commonly used metric for quality-of-care
initiatives, but emergency department (ED) visits have received far less attention despite …

Research using the Quality Outcomes Database: accomplishments and future steps toward higher-quality real-world evidence

AL Asher, RW Haid, AR Stroink… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) was established in 2012 by the
NeuroPoint Alliance, a nonprofit organization supported by the American Association of …

Why are patients dissatisfied after spine surgery when improvements in disability and pain are clinically meaningful?

A Sivaganesan, I Khan, JS Pennings, SG Roth… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Studies have found that most patients are satisfied after spine
surgery, with rates ranging from 53% to 90%. Patient satisfaction appears to be closely …

Leveraging web-based prediction calculators to set patient expectations for elective spine surgery: a qualitative study to inform implementation

TA Lentz, BF Stephens, AM Abtahi, J Schwarz… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2023 - Springer
Background Prediction calculators can help set outcomes expectations following
orthopaedic surgery, however effective implementation strategies for these tools are …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid surgery: a comparison of early postoperative outcomes between anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty

GD Michalopoulos, AR Bhandarkar, R Jarrah… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Hybrid surgery (HS) is the combination of anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) at different levels in the same operation …

Social media posts pertaining to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery: a cross-sectional analysis of patient and surgeon perceptions

PR Swiatek, AG Roumeliotis, JA Weiner… - Clinical spine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To analyze publicly available content on a
major social media outlet related to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery …

Impact of ambulatory setting for workers' compensation patients undergoing one-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and review of the …

JW Nie, TJ Hartman, H Pawlowski, MC Prabhu… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To compare perioperative characteristics and patient-reported outcome measures
(PROMs) in workers' compensation (WC) patients undergoing minimally invasive …

Effect of workers' compensation status on pain, disability, quality of life, and return to work after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a 1-year propensity score …

U Hani, SH Monk, D Pfortmiller, G Stanley… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patients with workers' compensation (WC) claims are reported to demonstrate
poorer surgical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. However, outcomes after anterior …