There has been an increasing emphasis on placing patients at the center of clinical care and
health care research and, in particular, assessing outcomes and experiences from the …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have established the minimum clinically important difference
(MCID) in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion …

The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) plays a crucial role in the design and
interpretation of clinical trials, as it helps in distinguishing between statistically significant …

Background Patients who have bilateral hip arthritis can be treated with bilateral total hip
arthroplasty (bTHA) in either a staged or simultaneous fashion. The goal of this study was to …

Background The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has not been established in
lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). Our study aims to establish MCID for patient-reported …

Objective To establish minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in anterior lumbar
interbody fusion (ALIF) for the physical function patient-reported outcome measures, Patient …

Introduction Due to the improved overall survival and life expectancy of older women with
breast cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) arose as the primary cause of non-cancer …

Objective We aim to compare perioperative/postoperative clinical outcomes between
minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and anterior lumbar …

No study has evaluated the preoperative impact of Veterans RAND-12 Physical Composite
Score (VR-12 PCS) on anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) patients. This study examines …

Purpose Surgeons' preoperative expectations of lumbar surgery may be associated with
patient-reported postoperative outcomes. Methods Preoperatively spine surgeons …