Relationship between subsidence and patient-reported outcomes.
| Authors (Year) | Pain Score | Disease-Specific Function | Overall Quality of Life | Other | Power Analysis |
| Marchi et al (2013)12 |
Significant correlation
Higher-grade subsidence led to higher axial back pain (P = 0.029) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lequin et al (2014)57 | No significant correlation VAS: r = −0.2, P = 0.459 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Malham et al (2015)33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | No significant correlation MCID criteria (P > 0.05) | Underpowered |
| Oh et al (2017)50 | No significant correlation VAS: r = 0.017, P = 0.874 | No significant correlation ODI: r = −0.006, P = 0.956 | No significant correlation SF-36: r = 0.015, P = 0.886 | N/A | N/A |
| Rao et al (2017)29 | No significant correlation VAS: P = 0.36 | No significant correlation ODI: P = 0.55 | No significant correlation SF-12 mental component (P = 0.64) SF-12 physical component (P = 0.69) | N/A | N/A |
| Chang et al (2019)45 | N/A |
Significant correlation
Subsidence led to higher ODI: 45.4–33.8, P = 0.02 |
Significant correlation
Subsidence led to lower SF-36: 33.6–41.4, P = 0.01 | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviations: MCID, minimum clinically important difference; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; SF-36, Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire; VAS, visual analog scale.