Prospective observational study investigating the predictive validity of the STarT Back tool and the clinical effectiveness of stratified care in an emergency department setting.

Caroline TreanorS BroganY BurkeA CurleyJ GalvinL McDonaghC MurnaghanP Mc DonnellN O'ReillyK RyanH P French

Published 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 (2022)

Disability at baseline and SBT administered at 6 weeks more accurately predicted disability at 3 months than SBT at baseline in an ED population.

Keyphrases

emergency department
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