STRATEGIES FOR OUTCOME RESEARCH IN SPINAL-DISORDERS - AN INTRODUCTION

Authors
LIANG MH ANDERSSON G BOMBARDIER C CHERKIN DC DEYO RA KELLER RB LEE CK LIPSCOMB B SHEKELLE P SPRATT KF WEINSTEIN JN
Citation
Mh. Liang et al., STRATEGIES FOR OUTCOME RESEARCH IN SPINAL-DISORDERS - AN INTRODUCTION, Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), 19(18), 1994, pp. 190002037-190002040
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) → ACNP
ISSN journal
03622436
Volume
19
Issue
18
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
S
Pages
190002037 - 190002040
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-2436(1994)19:18<190002037:SFORIS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The evaluation of the clinical utility of the clinical diagnostic test s 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 limitat ions of the main study approaches used. Examples from the spine litera ture on spinal stenosis are used for illustration.