Measuring surgical outcomes in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: assessment of minimum clinically important difference.
OBJECT: The concept of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has been used to measure the threshold by which the effect of a specific treatment can be considered clinically meaningful. MCID has previously been studied in surgical patients, however few studies have assessed its role in spina...
Main Authors: | Brenda M Auffinger, Rishi R Lall, Nader S Dahdaleh, Albert P Wong, Sandi K Lam, Tyler Koski, Richard G Fessler, Zachary A Smith |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691175?pdf=render |
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