A decision analysis to identify the ideal treatment for adult spinal deformity: is surgery better than non-surgical treatment in improving health-related quality of life and decreasing the disease burden?


Acaroglu E., Yavuz A. C., Guler U. O., YÜKSEL S., YAVUZ Y., Domingo-Sabat M., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, cilt.25, sa.8, ss.2390-2400, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00586-016-4413-8
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2390-2400
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adult operative surgical procedure, Treatment, Decision analysis, Spinal curvatures, SCOLIOSIS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a major public health problem. There are pros and cons of the available treatment alternatives (surgical or non-surgical) and it had been difficult to identify the best treatment modality.