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Research ArticleEndoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery

Polytomous Rasch Analyses of Surgeons’ Decision-Making on Choice of Procedure in Endoscopic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Decompression Surgeries

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski; Interamerican Society For Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SICCMI), Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, Mauricio G. Pereira, Ivo Abraham, Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano; Mexican Spine Society (AMCICO), John C. Elfar, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Stefan Landgraeber, Joachim Oertel; International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS), Stefan Hellinger, Álvaro Dowling, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, Max R.F Ramos, Helton Defino, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Nicola Montemurro, Christopher Yeung; Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS), Marcelo Brito, Douglas P. Beall, Gerd Ivanic, Zhang Xifeng, Zhen-Zhou Li, Jin-Sung L. Kim; Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Society (KOMISS), Jorge F. Ramirez and Morgan P. Lorio; International Society for the Advacement of Spine Surgery
International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2024, 8595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8595
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
1Division Personalized Pain Research and Education, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
2Department of Orthopaedics, Full Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
3Dr. honoris causa Department of Orthopedics at Hospital Universitário Gaffree Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
4National Academy of Medicine of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
5National Academy of Medicine of Colombia, Bogota, D.C., Colombia
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Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli
6Department of General and Specialized Surgery, Gaffrée e Guinle Universitary Hospital, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Mauricio G. Pereira
7Faculty of Medecine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
MD, PʜD
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Ivo Abraham
8Family and Community Medicine, Clinical Translational Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
PʜD, RN
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Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano
9Star Médica, Veracruz, México
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John C. Elfar
10Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Abduljabbar Alhammoud
10Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Stefan Landgraeber
11Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Orthopädie, Kirrberger Straße, Homburg, Germany
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Joachim Oertel
12Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Neurosschirurgie Klinikdirektor, Kirrberger Straße, Homburg, Germany
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Stefan Hellinger
13Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arabellaklinik, Munich, Germany
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Álvaro Dowling
14Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho
15Pain and Spine Minimally Invasive Surgery Service at Gaffree Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MD, PʜD
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Max R.F Ramos
16Federal University of the Rio de Janeiro State UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Helton Defino
14Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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João Paulo Bergamaschi
17Atualli Spine Care - Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Nicola Montemurro
18Department of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Christopher Yeung
19Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Marcelo Brito
20Clínica Articulare, Belem, Brazil
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Douglas P. Beall
21Comprehensive Specialty Care, Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA
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Gerd Ivanic
22Die Orthopaeden, Graz, Austria
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Zhang Xifeng
23Department of Orthopedics, First Medical Center, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhen-Zhou Li
24Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jin-Sung L. Kim
25Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
26College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Jorge F. Ramirez
27Minimally Invasive Spine Center, Bogotá, Colombia
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Morgan P. Lorio
28International Society for the Advancement οf Spine Surgery, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8595
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2211-4599
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  1. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD1,2,3,4,5⇑ Interamerican Society For Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SICCMI),
  2. Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, MD6,
  3. Mauricio G. Pereira, MD, PʜD7,
  4. Ivo Abraham, PʜD, RN8,
  5. Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, MD9 Mexican Spine Society (AMCICO),
  6. John C. Elfar, MD10,
  7. Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD10,
  8. Stefan Landgraeber, MD11,
  9. Joachim Oertel, MD12 International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS),
  10. Stefan Hellinger, MD13,
  11. Álvaro Dowling, MD14,
  12. Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, MD, PʜD15,
  13. Max R.F Ramos, MD, PʜD16,
  14. Helton Defino, MD, PʜD14,
  15. João Paulo Bergamaschi, MD17,
  16. Nicola Montemurro, MD, PʜD18,
  17. Christopher Yeung, MD19 Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS),
  18. Marcelo Brito, MD20,
  19. Douglas P. Beall, MD21,
  20. Gerd Ivanic, MD22,
  21. Zhang Xifeng, MD23,
  22. Zhen-Zhou Li, MD24,
  23. Jin-Sung L. Kim, MD, PʜD25,26 Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Society (KOMISS),
  24. Jorge F. Ramirez, MD27 and
  25. Morgan P. Lorio, MD, FACS28 International Society for the Advacement of Spine Surgery
  1. 1Division Personalized Pain Research and Education, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
  2. 2Department of Orthopaedics, Full Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
  3. 3Dr. honoris causa Department of Orthopedics at Hospital Universitário Gaffree Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  4. 4National Academy of Medicine of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  5. 5National Academy of Medicine of Colombia, Bogota, D.C., Colombia
  6. 6Department of General and Specialized Surgery, Gaffrée e Guinle Universitary Hospital, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  7. 7Faculty of Medecine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
  8. 8Family and Community Medicine, Clinical Translational Sciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  9. 9Star Médica, Veracruz, México
  10. 10Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA
  11. 11Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Orthopädie, Kirrberger Straße, Homburg, Germany
  12. 12Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Neurosschirurgie Klinikdirektor, Kirrberger Straße, Homburg, Germany
  13. 13Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arabellaklinik, Munich, Germany
  14. 14Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  15. 15Pain and Spine Minimally Invasive Surgery Service at Gaffree Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  16. 16Federal University of the Rio de Janeiro State UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  17. 17Atualli Spine Care - Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  18. 18Department of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  19. 19Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  20. 20Clínica Articulare, Belem, Brazil
  21. 21Comprehensive Specialty Care, Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA
  22. 22Die Orthopaeden, Graz, Austria
  23. 23Department of Orthopedics, First Medical Center, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
  24. 24Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
  25. 25Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
  26. 26College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
  27. 27Minimally Invasive Spine Center, Bogotá, Colombia
  28. 28International Society for the Advancement οf Spine Surgery, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA
  1. Correspondence to Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, 4787 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA; business{at}tucsonspine.com
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Polytomous Rasch Analyses of Surgeons’ Decision-Making on Choice of Procedure in Endoscopic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Decompression Surgeries
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, Mauricio G. Pereira, Ivo Abraham, Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, John C. Elfar, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Stefan Landgraeber, Joachim Oertel, Stefan Hellinger, Álvaro Dowling, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, Max R.F Ramos, Helton Defino, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Nicola Montemurro, Christopher Yeung, Marcelo Brito, Douglas P. Beall, Gerd Ivanic, Zhang Xifeng, Zhen-Zhou Li, Jin-Sung L. Kim, Jorge F. Ramirez, Morgan P. Lorio
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Polytomous Rasch Analyses of Surgeons’ Decision-Making on Choice of Procedure in Endoscopic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Decompression Surgeries
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, Mauricio G. Pereira, Ivo Abraham, Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, John C. Elfar, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Stefan Landgraeber, Joachim Oertel, Stefan Hellinger, Álvaro Dowling, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, Max R.F Ramos, Helton Defino, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Nicola Montemurro, Christopher Yeung, Marcelo Brito, Douglas P. Beall, Gerd Ivanic, Zhang Xifeng, Zhen-Zhou Li, Jin-Sung L. Kim, Jorge F. Ramirez, Morgan P. Lorio
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