Impact of preoperative back pain severity on PROMIS outcomes following minimally invasive lumbar decompression.
Fatima N AnwarAndrea M RocaIshan KhoslaAlexandra C LoyaSrinath S MedakkarAayush KaulJacob C WolfVincent P FedericoArash J SayariGregory D LopezKern SinghPublished 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 (2024)
Patients with worse baseline back pain report inferior baseline scores that converge with those with milder preoperative back pain by 6 weeks after LD and reported greater 6-week improvements in disability, pain interference, and sleep disturbance by 6 weeks, and greater improvements in disability and sleep disturbance by final follow-up.