Diabetes Is Related to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes at Two Years Following Spine Surgery

Conclusions: Diabetes was associated with worse patient-reported outcomes when patients with diabetes were compared with patients without diabetes at two years following elective spine surgery. Although patients with diabetes improved when compared from baseline to the time following elective spine surgery, they did not improve to the same extent as patients without diabetes in the ODI or NDI and EQ-5D scores. Providers may use this information to counsel patients with diabetes on expectations following spine surgery. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level II. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - January 6, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Armaghani, S. J., Archer, K. R., Rolfe, R., Demaio, D. N., Devin, C. J. Tags: Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research