What is the Association of the Subsections of the Oswestry Disability Index and Overall Improvement 2 Years After Lumbar Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis?
Jan Hambrecht, Paul Köhli, Roland Duculan, Ranqing Lan, Erika Chiapparelli, Ali E Guven, Gisberto Evangelisti, Marco D Burkhard, Koki Tsuchiya, Jennifer Shue, Andrew A Sama, Frank P Cammisa, Federico P Girardi, Carol A Mancuso, Alexander P Hughes
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Abstract
Study design: Retrospective review of a prospective cohort study.
Objective: To identify the association between Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) subsections and overall improvement 2 years after lumbar surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS).
Background: DLS often necessitates lumbar surgery. The ODI is a trusted measure for patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) in assessing spinal disorder outcomes. Surgeons utilize the ODI for baseline functional assessment and postsurgery progress tracking. However, it remains uncertain if and how each subsection influences overall ODI improvement.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed patients who underwent lumbar surgery for DLS between 2016 and 2018. Preoperative and 2-year postoperative ODI assessments were conducted. The study analyzed postoperative subsection scores and defined ODI improvement as ODIpreop-ODIpostop >0. Univariate linear regression was applied, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis determined cutoffs for subsection changes and postoperative target values to achieve overall ODI improvement.
Results: Two hundred sixty-five patients (60% female, mean age 67±8 yr) with a baseline ODI of 50±6 and a postoperative ODI of 20±7 were included. ODI improvement was noted in 91% (242 patients). Achieving a postoperative target score of ≤2 in subsections correlated with overall ODI improvement. Walking had the highest predictive value for overall ODI improvement (AUC: 0.91, sensitivity: 79%, and specificity: 91%). Pain intensity (AUC: 0.90, sensitivity: 86%, and specificity: 83%) and changing degree of pain (AUC: 0.87, sensitivity: 86%, and specificity: 74%) were also highly predictive. Sleeping had the lowest predictability (AUC: 0.79, sensitivity: 84%, and specificity: 65%). Except for sleeping, all subsections had a Youden index >50%.
Conclusions: These findings demonstrate how the different ODI subsections are associated with overall improvement post-lumbar surgery for DLS. This understanding is crucial for refining preoperative education, addressing particular disabilities, and evaluating surgical efficacy. In addition, it shows that surgical treatment does not affect all subsections equally.
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Recognized internationally as the leading journal in its field, Spine is an international, peer-reviewed, bi-weekly periodical that considers for publication original articles in the field of Spine. It is the leading subspecialty journal for the treatment of spinal disorders. Only original papers are considered for publication with the understanding that they are contributed solely to Spine. The Journal does not publish articles reporting material that has been reported at length elsewhere.