What is the effect of preoperative depression on outcomes after minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity? A prospective cohort analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Depressed and nondepressed patients reported similar improvements after MIS surgery, except MCS scores were more likely to improve in nondepressed patients.PMID:38364229 | DOI:10.3171/2023.12.SPINE221330

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - February 16, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Nitin Agarwal Vijay Letchuman Raj Swaroop Lavadi Vivian P Le Alexander A Aabedi Saman Shabani Andrew K Chan Paul Park Juan S Uribe Jay D Turner Robert K Eastlack Richard G Fessler Kai-Ming Fu Michael Y Wang Adam S Kanter David O Okonkwo Pierce D Nunley Ne Source Type: research