Patient-reported Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction Following Surgery for Thoracic Myelopathy

  • Ito Yusuke
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Ohtomo Nozomu
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Nakamoto Hideki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Kato So
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Taniguchi Yuki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Kodama Hiroyasu
    Department of Spine and Orthopedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Kanto Rosai Hospital
  • Sato Yusuke
    Department of Spine and Orthopedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
  • Kawamura Naohiro
    Department of Spine and Orthopedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
  • Tonosu Juichi
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Kanto Rosai Hospital
  • Higashikawa Akiro
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Kanto Rosai Hospital
  • Saiki Fumiko
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Yokohama Rosai Hospital
  • Takeshita Yujiro
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Yokohama Rosai Hospital
  • Anno Masato
    Spine Center, Toranomon Hospital
  • Fukushima Masayoshi
    Spine Center, Toranomon Hospital
  • Iizuka Masaaki
    Department of Spinal Surgery, Japan Community Health-care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center
  • Baba Satoshi
    Department of Spinal Surgery, Japan Community Health-care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center
  • Ono Takashi
    Department of Spinal Surgery, Japan Community Health-care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center
  • Tachibana Naohiro
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital
  • Hara Nobuhiro
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital
  • Okamoto Naoki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Saitama Hospital
  • Azuma Seiichi
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Saitama Hospital
  • Sakamoto Ryuji
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inanami Spine and Joint hospital
  • Iwai Hiroki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inanami Spine and Joint hospital
  • Oshina Masahito
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NTT Medical Center Tokyo
  • Sugita Shurei
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
  • Hirai Shima
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NHO Sagamihara National Hospital
  • Yamato Yukimasa
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NHO Sagamihara National Hospital
  • Masuda Kazuhiro
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center
  • Tanaka Sakae
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo
  • Oshima Yasushi
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo

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<p>Objective. The association between postoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient satisfaction remains poorly defined in patients undergoing surgery for thoracic myelopathy. This study aimed to investigate PROs and patient satisfaction following surgical intervention for thoracic myelopathy.</p><p>Methods. A prospective cohort of 133 patients who underwent surgery for thoracic myelopathy at 13 hospitals between April 2017 and August 2021 was enrolled. Patient demographics and perioperative complications were recorded. PROs were assessed using questionnaires administered preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively, including the EuroQol-5 dimension, physical and mental component summaries of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey, Oswestry Disability Index, and numerical rating scales for low back, lower extremity, and plantar pain. Patients were categorized into two groups: satisfied (very satisfied, satisfied, and slightly satisfied) and dissatisfied (neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, slightly dissatisfied, dissatisfied, and very dissatisfied).</p><p>Results. The mean age of the patients was 66.5 years, comprising 87 men and 46 women. The most common diagnoses were ossification of the ligamentum flavum (48.8%) and thoracic spondylotic myelopathy (26.3%). Seventy-four (55.6%) and 59 (44.3%) patients underwent decompression surgery and underwent decompression with fusion, respectively. Eight patients required reoperation due to postoperative surgical site infection, hematoma, and insufficient decompression in four, three, and one patient. Ninety (67.7%) patients completed both the preoperative and postoperative PRO questionnaires, all of which demonstrated significant improvement. Among them, 58 (64.4%) and 32 (35.6%) reported satisfaction and dissatisfaction with their treatment, respectively. The satisfied group showed superior improvement in PROs than the dissatisfied group, although there were no significant differences in complication rates between the two groups.</p><p>Conclusions. The 64.4% satisfaction rate observed in patients undergoing surgery for thoracic myelopathy was lower than that reported in previous studies on cervical or lumbar spine surgery. The dissatisfied group exhibited significantly poorer quality of life (QOL) and higher pain scores than the satisfied group.</p>

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