ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021
The Influence of Sex on Clinical Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression.
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Abstract
backgroundResearch focused on postoperative outcomes among men and women undergoing minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MIS LD) spine surgery is sparse. This study aims to assess the influence of sex on postoperative patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) evaluations and achievement of a minimum clinically important difference (MCID).
methodsA prospectively maintained surgical database was retrospectively queried for patients undergoing primary or revision, single or multilevel LD procedures from 2011 to 2019. Patients with incomplete visual analog scale (VAS) leg or back surveys were excluded. Demographic and operative variables were recorded, and a chi-squared analysis or
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conclusionsSignificant preoperative differences were observed among sexes with ODI, SF-12-PCS, and VAS leg scores. By 1 year, there were no significant sex differences for any PROM or for achievement of MCID. MIS LD has an equivalent role for both sexes in achieving MCID. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results demonstrate no sex difference in PROMs following LD.
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