Psychosocial factors related to different degrees of clinical impairment and quality of life in
the preoperative period may influence outcomes from elective spine surgery. Patients have …

OBJECTIVE Spine surgery has been identified as a significant source of healthcare
expenditures in the United States. Prolonged hospitalization has been cited as one source …

Preoperative educational intervention for anxiety and pain affects patients undergoing spinal
surgery. The effects, however, have never been examined using randomized controlled …

Study Design. The enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) program is an institutional quality
improvement initiative. We used a historically controlled study design to evaluate patients …

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare total cost and length of stay (LOS)
between spine surgery patients enrolled in an enhanced perioperative care (EPOC) …

Objectives To (1) describe the nature and content of the current literature on preoperative
education programs for patients preparing for orthopaedic surgery,(2) assess the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Patient expectations have been demonstrated to influence
recovery following spine surgery. Addressing patient expectations specifically in regards to …

Study Design. A randomized clinical trial including 90 patients. Objective. To examine the
effect of a preoperative cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBT) for patients undergoing …

We aimed to identify and describe the current interventions used in preoperative programs
(“prehabilitation”) for spine surgery. Knowledge gaps in approaches, feasibility, timing …

Lateral mass screw (LMS) fixation for the treatment of subaxial cervical spine instability or
deformity has been traditionally associated with few neurovascular complications. However …