Publications by authors named "Berit Swanberg"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to examine the relationship between patients' preoperative expectations of pain relief and their functional outcomes and satisfaction after anterior cervical surgery, focusing on data collected from surgeries performed between 2016-2021.
- Researchers analyzed data from 198 ACDF and 52 CDR patients, finding no significant links between expected pain relief and improvement in functional scores or satisfaction after 12 months; however, higher preoperative dissatisfaction was correlated with better postoperative improvement.
- The results suggest that while patients’ preoperative expectations may not directly influence their outcomes, those who start off less satisfied may experience greater functional improvements following surgery.
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort analysis.
Objective: The objective of this study was to report the efficacy and safety profile of provocative discography.
Summary Of Background Data: It is reported that the provocative discogram as a diagnostic test for symptomatic degenerative disk disease induces disk degeneration.