Open AccessStrategies for Outcome Research in Spinal Disorders
Author(s) -
Matthew H. Liang,
Gunnar Andersson,
Claire Bombardier,
Daniel C. Cherkin,
Richard A. Deyo,
Robert B. Keller,
Casey K. Lee,
Bailey Lipscomb,
Paul Shekelle,
Kevin F. Spratt,
James Neil Weinstein
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
spine (philadelphia, pa. 1976)/spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 254
eISSN - 1528-1159
pISSN - 0362-2436
DOI - 10.1097/00007632-199409151-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal stenosis , outcome (game theory) , physical therapy , medical physics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , intensive care medicine , surgery , mathematics , mathematical economics , lumbar
The evaluation of the clinical utility of the clinical diagnostic tests and procedures, what works in spinal disorders, and for whom and how treatment affects a patient's symptoms and function are key questions of outcomes research. This paper describes the advantages and limitations of the main study approaches used. Examples from the spine literature on spinal stenosis are used for illustration.