2017
Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients
Nayar G, Elsamadicy AA, Zakare-Fagbamila R, Farquhar J, Gottfried ON. Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 100: 69-73. PMID: 28057592, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSelf ReportSpineConceptsDecompressive spinal surgeryIndependent risk factorSpinal surgeryAffective disordersRisk factorsOutcome measuresBaseline functionPatient-reported outcome measuresPoor baseline qualitySpinal surgery patientsWorse postoperative outcomesSingle-institution studyMain outcome measuresSelf-reported recoveryRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisMajor academic institutionBaseline demographicsPerioperative variablesPostoperative outcomesSurgery patientsMore smokersSurgical outcomesPostoperative expectationsControl cohort
2016
The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery
Elsamadicy A, Adogwa O, Reiser E, Fatemi P, Cheng J, Bagley C. The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 822-826. PMID: 27128256, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck Disability IndexPatient-reported outcome measuresPhysical component scoreMental component scoreSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreVisual analog pain scaleVAS neck painOutcome measuresWhite patientsSimilar improvementsDuke University Medical CenterPatient cohort 2Analog pain scaleAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injuryShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataLongitudinal cohort studyUniversity Medical CenterComponent scoresDisability IndexNeck painAdult patients