A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis.

ABSTRACT: Patient-reported outcome measures for quality of life (QoL) like the Oswestry-Disability-Index (ODI) are useful for a quick, comprehensive and comparable evaluation of spondylodiscitis treatment. While it is known that even after successful surgical treatment, the QoL of spondylodiscitis patients remains below that of the general population, risk factors for a poor outcome have not been described so far. We did a retrospective post-hoc analysis of 130 surgically treated spondylodiscitis patients from 2008 to 2022. Biographical, clinical und QoL data were prospectively collected before (T₀) and one year (T₁) after surgery. The primary outcome was QoL at T₁. Patients were grouped according to their ODI score at T₁ (Group 1: ODI < 35, favorable QoL;

SUBMITTER: Sircar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570602 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature