Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis
Abstract
Objectives: We evaluated the relationship between functional objective and patient-based subjective assessments and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Methods: Thirty patients (25 females, 5 males; mean age 62±9 years; range 41-78 years) were prospectively studied. All were diagnosed as having LSS by clinical and radiological evaluations. Pain was assessed by a visual analog scale. The patients were evaluated by two-staged treadmill exercise tolerance (TET) test, SF-36 health status survey, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). The relationships between the TET test, which is an objective functional assessment, and patient-based assessments (SF-36 and ODI), pain and age were investigated.
Results: There were significant differences between the functional grades of the patients at the speed of 1.9 km/hour with respect to ODI scores, the physical component scale of SF-36, age, and the preferred speed of the patients (p
Methods: Thirty patients (25 females, 5 males; mean age 62±9 years; range 41-78 years) were prospectively studied. All were diagnosed as having LSS by clinical and radiological evaluations. Pain was assessed by a visual analog scale. The patients were evaluated by two-staged treadmill exercise tolerance (TET) test, SF-36 health status survey, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). The relationships between the TET test, which is an objective functional assessment, and patient-based assessments (SF-36 and ODI), pain and age were investigated.
Results: There were significant differences between the functional grades of the patients at the speed of 1.9 km/hour with respect to ODI scores, the physical component scale of SF-36, age, and the preferred speed of the patients (p
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