Publications by authors named "A Nataraj"
Background Context: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of acquired nontraumatic spinal cord injury worldwide. Surgery is a common treatment for DCM; however, outcomes often vary across patients.
Purpose: To inform preoperative education and counseling, we performed a responder analysis to identify factors associated with treatment response.
Objective: Despite efforts toward achieving gender-based equality in clinical trial enrollment, females are frequently underrepresented and gender-specific data analysis is lacking. Identifying and addressing gender bias in medical decision-making and outcome reporting may facilitate more equitable healthcare delivery. This study aimed to determine if gender differences exist in the clinical evaluation and surgical management of patients with degenerative lumbar conditions.
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- This study investigated the postoperative recovery of leg pain and overall health in patients who underwent surgery for radiculopathy over a two-year period.
- It aimed to pinpoint preoperative factors that could predict which patients might have poor recovery outcomes after lumbar discectomy.
- The findings revealed that while most patients (around 88.6% for leg pain and 71.9% for overall outcomes) had positive results, about 11.4% to 28.2% experienced minimal improvement, highlighting the need for predictive models for better clinical decision-making.
Background Context: Healthcare reimbursement is evolving towards a value-based model, entwined and emphasizing patient satisfaction. Factors associated with satisfaction after degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) surgery have not been previously established.
Purpose: Our primary objective was to ascertain satisfaction rates and satisfaction predictors at 3 and 12 months following surgical treatment for DCM.