Author’s response to reviews Title: Factors related to subjective satisfaction following microendoscopic foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy Authors:
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Factors related to subjective satisfaction following microendoscopic foraminotomy for cervical radiculopathy
BACKGROUND Microendoscopic foraminotomy has been reported to be effective for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy, using outcome measurement scores such as the neck disability index (NDI) and numerical rating scale (NRS). However, the scores for spine surgery do not always reflect the true subjective satisfaction of the patient. The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors related to s...
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