Objective measures of functional impairment for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 19; no. 7; pp. 1276 - 1293
• Main Authors: Stienen, Martin N., Ho, Allen L., Staartjes, Victor E., Maldaner, Nicolai, Veeravagu, Anand, Desai, Atman, Gautschi, Oliver P., Bellut, David, Regli, Luca, Ratliff, John K., Park, Jon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Disability; Functional test; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnosis; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Movement; Objective functional impairment; Objective outcome measure; Pain Measurement - standards; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Physical function; Postural Balance; Reproducibility of Results; Systematic review; Disability; Objective functional impairment; Systematic review; Objective outcome measure; Functional test; Physical function

The accurate determination of a patient's functional status is necessary for therapeutic decision-making and to critically appraise treatment efficacy. Current subjective patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)–based assessments have limitations and can be complimented by objective measures of...