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Area of Science:

  • Spine surgery outcomes
  • Workers' compensation in healthcare
  • Patient-reported outcome measures

Background:

  • Patients with workers' compensation (WC) often experience poorer surgical outcomes.
  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a common spinal procedure.
  • Understanding MCID achievement in WC patients is crucial for managing expectations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the rates of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement in patients undergoing TLIF.
  • To compare MCID achievement between patients with and without WC status.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of a surgical database (2015-2020) for primary, single-level TLIFs.
  • Collected patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) pre- and postoperatively.
  • Utilized propensity score matching and statistical analyses (t-test, Mann-Whitney U, chi-squared) to compare WC and non-WC groups.

Main Results:

  • WC patients (n=29) showed significantly worse PROMs than non-WC patients (n=92) post-surgery.
  • Lower MCID achievement rates were observed in WC patients for back pain (VAS), disability (ODI), physical function (SF-12 PCS, PROMIS-PF).

Conclusions:

  • WC patients experience poorer postoperative outcomes and lower MCID achievement after TLIF.
  • Preoperative counseling for WC patients should address realistic expectations for recovery and functional improvement.