Definitions of unfavorable surgical outcomes and their risk factors based on disability score after spine surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.

Gang-Un KimJiwon ParkHo-Joong KimFeng ShenJaewoo ChoBong-Soon ChangChoon-Ki LeeHeoung-Jae ChunJin S Yeom

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)

A higher preoperative ODI score may be a risk factor for postoperative ODI > 22 after surgery for LSS. It may also be associated with higher odds for improvements in the ODI score of > 12.8.

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