MOS Short Form 36 and Oswestry Disability Index outcomes in lumbar fusion: a multicenter experience

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 21 - 26
• Main Authors: Glassman, Steven, Gornet, Matthew F., Branch, Charles, Polly, David, Peloza, John, Schwender, James D., Carreon, Leah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2006
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Analysis of Variance; Cohort Studies; Disability Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lumbar fusion; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Oswestry Disability Index; Outcomes data; Pain Measurement; Patient Satisfaction; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Recovery of Function; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; SF-36; Sickness Impact Profile; Spinal Diseases - diagnosis; Spinal Diseases - surgery; Spinal Fusion - adverse effects; Spinal Fusion - methods; Time Factors; Oswestry Disability Index; Lumbar fusion; Outcomes data; SF-36

Patient-based quality of life scales have become a critical element of post-op assessment for lumbar fusion surgery. The most extensive outcomes data have been generated through FDA-regulated IDE trials for new technologies, which produce excellent data but are constrained by strict enrollment crite...