1. Patient Satisfaction Following Minimally Invasive and Open Surgeries for Adult Spinal Deformity.
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Ryu WHA, Cheong M, Platt A, Moses Z, O'Toole JE, Fontes R, and Fessler RG
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cohort Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minimal Clinically Important Difference, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures psychology, Pain Measurement psychology, Pain Measurement trends, Postoperative Care psychology, Postoperative Care trends, Prospective Studies, Spinal Diseases psychology, Mental Health trends, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures trends, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Life psychology, Spinal Diseases surgery
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Background: Patient satisfaction has become an important variable in assessing outcomes after spine surgery. Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques have become popular owing to reduced perioperative complications compared with open deformity surgery, whether patient-reported postoperative satisfaction differ between the 2 surgical approaches is unclear. The aim of this study was to characterize postoperative patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in patients who underwent open surgery or MIS for adult spinal deformity (ASD)., Methods: PRO scores were prospectively collected for patients undergoing deformity correction surgery between 2016 and 2018. Inclusion criteria were age >18 years, ASD, and completed PRO surveys. Patient demographic, clinical, and radiographic data and PRO survey responses were analyzed. A post hoc analysis comparing patients who were satisfied with their outcome and those who were unsatisfied was performed., Results: Forty patients who underwent operative management of ASD (19 in the open surgery group and 21 in the MIS group) met the criteria for inclusion in this study. Patients in the MIS group reported higher mental health and self-image scores at 6 months; however, at the 12-month follow-up, both the open surgery and MIS groups reported minimal clinically important differences in back pain, leg pain, and functional status. Patient satisfaction scores did not differ based on surgical approach or intraoperative complications., Conclusions: PRO after open surgery and after MIS for ASD reflected successful outcomes with significant improvements in PRO survey scores but with subtle differences in the postoperative recovery process. The MIS group reported faster recovery with earlier improvement in self-image and mental health scores, which may stem from correction of smaller deformities. At the 12-month follow-up, postoperative satisfaction was high for the majority of patients in both groups., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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