Patient-reported outcome measure clustering after surgery for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis (ASLS) is a widespread and debilitating subset of adult spinal deformity. Although many patients benefit from operative treatment, surgery entails substantial cost and risk for adverse events. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are patient-centered tools used to evaluate the appropriateness of surgery and to assist in the shared decision-making process. Framing realistic patient expectations should include the possible functional limitation to improvement inherent in surgical intervention, such as multilevel fusion to the sacrum. The authors' objective was to predict postoperative ASLS PROMs by using clustering analysis, generalized longitudinal regression models, percentile analysis, and clinical improvement analysis of preoperat

SUBMITTER: Wondra JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193483 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature