Optimizing surgical management of facet cysts of the lumbar spine: systematic review, meta-analysis, and local case series of 1251 patients
OBJECTIVE Lumbar facet cysts (LFCs) can cause neurological dysfunction and intractable
pain. Surgery is the current standard of care for patients in whom conservative therapy fails …
pain. Surgery is the current standard of care for patients in whom conservative therapy fails …
Time to achievement of minimum clinically important difference after lumbar decompression
Objective The objective of this study is to examine factors associated with delayed time to
achieve minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in patients undergoing lumbar …
achieve minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in patients undergoing lumbar …
Incidence of subsequent surgical decompression following minimally invasive approaches to treat lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective review
H Shahzad, N Hussain, RS D'Souza, N Bhatti… - Pain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Context Surgical decompression is the definitive treatment for
managing symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis; however, select patients are poor surgical …
managing symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis; however, select patients are poor surgical …
Risk factors for not reaching minimal clinically important difference at 90 days and 1 year after elective lumbar spine surgery: a cohort study
T Hamilton, S Lim, E Telemi, HJ Yun, M Macki… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patient-perceived functional improvement is a core metric in lumbar surgery for
degenerative disease. It is important to identify both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk …
degenerative disease. It is important to identify both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis on Outcomes of Lumbar Decompression
JJ Turcotte, JC Brennan, S Baxter… - … Global Research & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate how hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) and
total joint arthroplasty impact the outcomes of patients undergoing lumbar decompression …
total joint arthroplasty impact the outcomes of patients undergoing lumbar decompression …
[HTML][HTML] Poor postoperative pain control is associated with poor long-term patient-reported outcomes after elective spine surgery: an observational cohort study
Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT A significant proportion of patients experience poorly
controlled surgical pain and fail to achieve satisfactory clinical improvement after spine …
controlled surgical pain and fail to achieve satisfactory clinical improvement after spine …
[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the minimum two-year follow-up standard after lumbar decompression surgery: a 2-months follow-up seems to be an acceptable minimum
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Academic orthopedic journals and specialty societies
emphasize the importance of two-year follow-up for patient-reported outcome measures …
emphasize the importance of two-year follow-up for patient-reported outcome measures …