Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methodsAnne G Copay
The Spinal Research Foundation, 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Spine J 7:541-6. 2007
..The concept of an MCID is offered as the new standard for determining effectiveness of a given treatment and describing patient satisfaction in reference to that treatment...
Simvastatin protects bladder and renal functions following spinal cord injury in ratsAnandakumar Shunmugavel
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Inflamm (Lond) 7:17. 2010
..In this study, we tested whether simvastatin improves bladder and renal functions in a rat model of experimental SCI...
Minimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire Short Form 36, and pain scalesAnne G Copay
The Spinal Research Foundation, 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Spine J 8:968-74. 2008
..Variable threshold values have been proposed as MCID for those instruments despite a lack of agreement on the optimal MCID calculation method...
Assessment of spine surgery outcomes: inconsistency of change amongst outcome measurementsAnne G Copay
The Spinal Research Foundation, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Spine J 10:291-6. 2010
..Outcomes are evaluated through multiple measurements, and the inconsistency of outcome change across measurements is not known...
An unusual occurrence of chondromyxoid fibroma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst in the cervical spineBrian R Subach
The Virginia Spine Institute, Spinal Research Foundation, 1831 Wiehle Ave, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Spine J 10:e5-9. 2010
..Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) and aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are rare bone tumors and even rarer in the spine. To date, no report has been made of CMF with secondary ABC in the cervical spine...
Epidural abscess and cauda equina syndrome after percutaneous intradiscal therapy in degenerative lumbar disc diseaseBrian R Subach
The Virginia Spine Institute, 1831 Wiehle Ave, Reston, VA, USA
Spine J 12:e1-4. 2012
..As these procedures are performed with increasing frequency, the likelihood that clinicians will be faced with significant complications also increases...
Anterior lumbar interbody implants: importance of the interdevice distanceBrian R Subach
The Virginia Spine Institute, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Adv Orthop 2011:176497. 2011
..7% for the narrow cage patients (P < .005). Conclusions. The wider cage placement significantly reduced the amount of subsidence while allowing for a greater exposed surface area for interbody fusion...
Defining substantial clinical benefit following lumbar spine arthrodesisSteven D Glassman
Kenton D Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 90:1839-47. 2008
..Therefore, we sought to define thresholds of substantial clinical benefit for commonly used health-related quality-of-life measures following lumbar spine arthrodesis...