PMID- 36625578 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230517 LR - 20231011 IS - 1524-4040 (Electronic) IS - 0148-396X (Linking) VI - 92 IP - 6 DP - 2023 Jun 1 TI - Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. PG - 1199-1207 LID - 10.1227/neu.0000000000002350 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Few studies have established the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) for physical function and pain. OBJECTIVE: To establish MCID for physical function and pain patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for MIS-TLIF through anchor- and distribution-based methods using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) as the anchor. METHODS: Ninety-eight patients undergoing primary MIS-TLIF with preoperative and 1-year postoperative ODI scores were identified. MCID was calculated using anchor- and distribution-based methods. ODI responders were classified as patients who decreased by 1 disability classification. PROMs of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System-Physical Function (PROMIS-PF), 12-Item Short Form Physical Component Score (SF-12 PCS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) back/leg, and ODI were collected preoperatively and 1-year postoperatively. Anchor-based methods were average change, minimum detectable change, change difference, receiver operating characteristic curve, and cross-sectional analysis. Distribution-based methods were standard error of measurement, receiver change index, effect size, and 0.5 * DeltaSD. RESULTS: Anchor-based methods ranged from 4.2 to 11.9 for PROMIS-PF, 6.0 to 15.8 for SF-12 PCS, 1.8 to 4.6 for VAS back, and 2.1 to 4.0 for VAS leg. The area under the curve for receiver operating characteristic analysis ranged from 0.66 to 0.81. Distribution-based methods ranged from 1.1 to 3.9 for PROMIS-PF, 1.6 to 10.4 for SF-12 PCS, 0.5 to 1.6 for VAS back, and 0.6 to 1.8 for VAS leg. CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing MIS-TLIF had a wide range of MCID values. The receiver operating characteristic curve was selected as the most clinically appropriate method. The corresponding MCID values were 4.2 for PROMIS-PF, 6.8 for SF-12 PCS, 1.8 for VAS back, and 2.4 for VAS leg. CI - Copyright (c) Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved. FAU - Nie, James W AU - Nie JW AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Hartman, Timothy J AU - Hartman TJ FAU - MacGregor, Keith R AU - MacGregor KR FAU - Oyetayo, Omolabake O AU - Oyetayo OO FAU - Zheng, Eileen AU - Zheng E FAU - Singh, Kern AU - Singh K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230109 PL - United States TA - Neurosurgery JT - Neurosurgery JID - 7802914 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - *Spinal Fusion/methods MH - Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods MH - Pain EDAT- 2023/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/17 06:42 CRDT- 2023/01/10 09:04 PHST- 2022/08/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/17 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/10 09:04 [entrez] AID - 00006123-202306000-00012 [pii] AID - 10.1227/neu.0000000000002350 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 1;92(6):1199-1207. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002350. Epub 2023 Jan 9.