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J Neurosurg Spine2021;34(6):888-896.June 1, 2021Journal Article

Harmonized outcome measures for use in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis patient registries and clinical practice.

Robert E Harbaugh1, Clinton Devin2, Michelle B Leavy3, Zoher Ghogawala4,5, Kristin R Archer6, Mohamad Bydon7, Christine Goertz8, Doron Dinstein9, David R Nerenz10, Guy S Eakin11, William Lavelle12, William O Shaffer13, Paul M Arnold14, Charles H Washabaugh15, Richard E Gliklich3,16
11Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
22Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
33OM1, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.
44Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
55Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
66Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
77Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
88Spine IQ, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
99Medtronic/Mazor Robotics, Caesarea, Israel.
1010Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Medical Group, Detroit, Michigan.
1111Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia.
1212Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
1313American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, DC.
1414Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas.
1515Division of Extramural Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and.
1616Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The development of new treatment approaches for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) has introduced many questions about comparative effectiveness and long-term outcomes. Patient registries collect robust, longitudinal data that could be combined or aggregated to form a national and potentially international research data infrastructure to address these and other research questio…

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