Substantial clinical benefit for Neck Disability Index revisited: establishing the goal for treatment?

European spine journal: official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Wim I. M. Verhagen¹  Andre L. M. Verbeek²  Roland D. Donk³ 

[1] Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital;Radboud University Medical Center;Via Sana Clinics

关键词: Anterior cervical discectomy;    NDI;    PROM;    Substantial clinical benefit;    SCB;    Outcome;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s00586-017-5260-y

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeIt is difficult for clinicians to informpatients about the success rate of a treatment as a cervical anterior discectomy procedure. Ideally, a proportion of good outcome as rated by patients is known. Patient-reported outcome measurements are helpful. The purpose is to relate the difference in Neck Disability Index (NDI) after a cervical anterior discectomy procedure for single level cervical degenerative disc disease with the patients’ rating of their actual clinical situation after long‐term follow-up to define the substantial clinical benefit (SCB).

【 授权许可】

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