The Relation of Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and Outcome in Surgery of the Cervical Spine: A Prospective Study

Conclusion. Satisfaction correlates well with outcome. Meeting expectations did influence satisfaction with the outcome. The NDI seems to be a valuable preoperative screening tool for poor satisfaction at 12 months. In degenerative pathology, pain is the predominant variable influencing satisfaction independently from the predominant symptom (including myelopathy). Level of Evidence. 5
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CERVICAL SPINE Source Type: research