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Ivan Cheng

Publication Details

  • Minimum acceptable outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion.

    Carragee EJ, Cheng I. Spine J. 2010; 10 (4): 313-20

    Defining success after spinal surgery remains problematic. The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in pain or functional outcomes is a common metric often calculated independent of perceived risk and morbidity, which is an important consideration in large procedures such as spinal fusion and instrumentation.

    PubMedID: 20362247

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