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Published in: European Spine Journal 1/2018

01-01-2018 | Author's Reply

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. Denteneer et al. concerning “Do we have the right PROMs for measuring outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery?” by O.M. Stokes et al., Eur Spine J (2017) 26:816–824

Author: Oliver M. Stokes

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 1/2018

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I would like to thank the readers for their interest in our study and for taking the time to make insightful comments in their Letter to the Editor. Our review of PROMs in lumbar spinal surgery was designed to identify the main outcome measures that are used to assess outcomes in spinal surgery patients and to determine if the measures currently used are accurate and reliable. The initial search identified more than 30 PROMs. The most commonly reported generic and condition-specific outcome measures were described and evaluated. …
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Title
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. Denteneer et al. concerning “Do we have the right PROMs for measuring outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery?” by O.M. Stokes et al., Eur Spine J (2017) 26:816–824
Author
Oliver M. Stokes
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5353-7

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