Predictive model for long-term patient satisfaction after surgery for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database.

CONCLUSIONSCurrent findings from a large multiinstitutional study indicate that most patients undergoing surgery for grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis achieved long-term satisfaction. Moreover, the authors found that older age, preoperative active employment, and fusion surgery are associated with higher odds of achieving satisfaction. PMID: 31042653 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Neurosurgical Focus - April 30, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Alvi MA, Chan AK, Glassman SD, Foley KT, Potts EA, Shaffrey CI, Shaffrey ME, Coric D, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KM, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Virk MS, Kerezoudis P, Guan J, Haid RW, Bisson EF Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research