Background Clinically important postoperative changes can be best evaluated through the
minimal clinically important difference (MCID). Our study aims to evaluate risk factors …

Purpose Residual symptoms indicating incomplete remission of lower leg numbness or low
back pain may occur after spine surgery. The purpose was to elucidate the pattern of …

Background Few studies have quantified clinical improvement following minimally invasive
lumbar decompression based on predominant back pain or leg pain. Purpose To quantify …

Purpose To determine whether there is an association between preoperative 10-Item Patient
Activation Measure (PAM-10) scores and clinical outcomes following MIS LD. Methods …

Abstract Background Context Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) procedures carry an
inherently difficult learning curve based upon anecdotal evidence. Few studies have …

Study Design: The study of retrospective cohort. Objective: The aim was to compare patient-
reported outcome measures (PROMs), satisfaction, and minimum clinically important …

Objective Our study evaluates minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement
for back pain/leg pain/disability and meeting preoperative expectations as predictors of …

Objective The objective of this study is to examine factors associated with delayed time to
achieve minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in patients undergoing lumbar …

ABSTRACT Background Context Although some previous studies have analyzed predictors
of nonimprovement, most of these have focused on demographic and clinical variables and …

Background: Research focused on postoperative outcomes among men and women
undergoing minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MIS LD) spine surgery is sparse …