Propensity score matching (PSM) is a commonly used statistical method in orthopedic surgery
research that accomplishes the removal of confounding bias from observational cohorts …

Study Design: This was a prospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study
was to design and test a novel spine neurological examination adapted for telemedicine. …

Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. The purpose of this study was to
investigate whether preoperative depressive symptoms, measured by mental component …

Background: Currently, no studies have assessed what effect the presence of both anxiety
and depression may have on patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) compared to …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The goal of the present study was to
determine whether neck pain responds differently to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (…

Study Design. Retrospective cohort review. Objective. The objective of this study was to
identify depression using the Mental Component Score (MCS-12) of the Short Form-12 (SF-12) …

Although the da Vinci robot system has garnered much attention in the realm of surgery over
the past few decades, several new surgical robotic systems have been developed for spinal …

Background/Context Degenerative lumbar disease can be addressed via an anterior or
posterior approach, and with or without the use of an interbody cage. Although several studies …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of the present study is to
determine how body mass index (BMI) affects patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) …

Because of the rising health care costs in the United States, there has been a focus on value-based
care and improving the cost-effectiveness of surgical procedures. Patient-reported …