Are Patient-Reported Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Influenced by Preoperative Mental Health?

Graham S GohMing Han Lincoln LiowWai-Mun YueSeang-Beng TanJohn Li-Tat Chen

Published in: Global spine journal (2020)

Despite poorer PROMs preoperatively, patients with poor baseline mental health still achieved comparable results from 3 months up to 2 years after MIS-TLIF. Preoperative optimization of mental health should still be pursued to improve satisfaction and prevent delayed RTW after surgery.

Keyphrases

mental health
patient reported outcomes
minimally invasive
mental illness
patients undergoing