Development and validation of a prediction tool for pain reduction in adult patients undergoing elective lumbar spinal fusion: a multicentre cohort study.
Esther R C JanssenIlona M PuntSander M J van KuijkEric A HoebinkNico L U van MeeterenPaul C WillemsPublished in: 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 (2020)
Using the developed nomogram surgeons can estimate the probability of achieving a clinically relevant pain reduction 1 to 2 years after LSF and consequently inform patients on expected outcomes when considering treatment.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
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- ejection fraction
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
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- peritoneal dialysis
- randomized controlled trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- quality improvement
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
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- skeletal muscle
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- insulin resistance