TY - JOUR
T1 - The rush-presbyterian st. Luke’s lumbar spine analysis form
T2 - A prospective study of patients with “spinal stenosis”
AU - Weinstein, James Neil
AU - Scafuri, R. L.
AU - McNeill, T. W.
PY - 1983/1/1
Y1 - 1983/1/1
N2 - A form for accurate and reproducible record keeping was introduced into the orthopedic practice of one author at Rush-Presby- terian-St. Luke's Medical Center (RPSLMC) in 1976 and has been used in the evaluation of each new patient with a lumbar spine problem since that time. In order to demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of this form, a small subset of these patients (i.e., those with "spinal stenosis") who had had decompressive surgical treatment were recalled, reexamined, and the form redone completely. The format of the form then was changed (without changing the content) in order to give a numeric score to the various clinical subcategories covered in the history and physical examination. Within the parameters studied, significant changes were found in both of the major categories of pain and objective physical findings. This suggested that patients with "spinal stenosis" obtained definite, measurable benefit from surgical decompression during the period of 1 -3 years following their surgery.
AB - A form for accurate and reproducible record keeping was introduced into the orthopedic practice of one author at Rush-Presby- terian-St. Luke's Medical Center (RPSLMC) in 1976 and has been used in the evaluation of each new patient with a lumbar spine problem since that time. In order to demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of this form, a small subset of these patients (i.e., those with "spinal stenosis") who had had decompressive surgical treatment were recalled, reexamined, and the form redone completely. The format of the form then was changed (without changing the content) in order to give a numeric score to the various clinical subcategories covered in the history and physical examination. Within the parameters studied, significant changes were found in both of the major categories of pain and objective physical findings. This suggested that patients with "spinal stenosis" obtained definite, measurable benefit from surgical decompression during the period of 1 -3 years following their surgery.
KW - Data gathering form
KW - Data standardization
KW - Lumbar spine
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U2 - 10.1097/00007632-198311000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00007632-198311000-00013
M3 - Article
C2 - 6670023
AN - SCOPUS:0021078552
VL - 8
SP - 891
EP - 896
JO - Spine
JF - Spine
SN - 0362-2436
IS - 8
ER -