The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 507-509, June 2010

Methodological problems associated with the present conceptualization of the minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit

  • Brian R. Theodore, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, PO Box 356540, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Tel.: (206) 616-0158; fax: (206) 543-2958.

Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, PO Box 356540, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

Received 29 March 2010; accepted 7 April 2010.

COMMENTARY ON: Carreon LY, Glassman SD, Campbell MJ, Anderson PA. Neck Disability Index, short form-36 physical component summary, and pain scales for neck and arm pain: the minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit after cervical spine fusion. Spine J 2010;10:469–74 (in this issue).

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: none.

PII: S1529-9430(10)00299-8

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.003

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  • Neck Disability Index, short form-36 physical component summary, and pain scales for neck and arm pain: the minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit after cervical spine fusion , 02 April 2010

    Leah Y. Carreon, Steven D. Glassman, Mitchell J. Campbell, Paul A. Anderson
    The Spine Journal June 2010 (Vol. 10, Issue 6, Pages 469-474)

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 507-509, June 2010

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