The Impact of Preoperative Depression and Health State on Quality-of-Life Outcomes after Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion
Conclusions Of patients who undergo ACDF with similar preoperative QOL health states, those with a greater degree of depression may have lower improvements in postoperative QOL compared with those with less depression. Patients with anxiety and better preoperative health states also attain less 1-year QOL improvements.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: Global Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Alvin, Matthew D.Miller, Jacob A.Lubelski, DanielNowacki, Amy S.Scheman, JudithMathews, ManuMcGirt, Matthew J.Benzel, Edward C.Mroz, Thomas E. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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