Statistics for the Practicing Spine Surgeon: Fundamental Measurements.

Authors

• Dhruv K C Goyal
• Katharine Stolz
• Thomas J Lee
• Alexander Thomas
• Nikhil Grandhi
• Matthew S Galetta
• Srikanth N Divi
• Taolin Fang
• Gregory D Schroeder
• Christopher K Kepler
• Alexander R Vaccaro

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2020

Abstract

There are vast numbers of evidenced-based clinical trials produced each year, making it increasingly difficult to stay up to date with new treatments and protocols designed to provide the most optimal patient care. A physician's ability to combine existing knowledge with new data is limited by a basic understanding of the background statistics used in these studies. Our goal is to not only define the basic statistics commonly used in clinical trials but to also ensure that practitioners are able to have a working understanding of these statistical measurements to effectively make the most informed and efficacious decisions regarding patient management. On the basis of the recent growth of empirical spine literature, it is becoming more important for spine surgeons to have the basic statistical background necessary to efficiently interpret new data, which may affect clinical decision making regarding patient care.

Volume

33

Issue

4

First Page

156

Last Page

159

ISSN

2380-0194

Published In/Presented At

Goyal, D. K. C., Stolz, K., Lee, T. J., Thomas, A., Grandhi, N., Galetta, M. S., Divi, S. N., Fang, T., Schroeder, G. D., Kepler, C. K., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2020). Statistics for the Practicing Spine Surgeon: Fundamental Measurements. Clinical spine surgery, 33(4), 156–159. https://doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0000000000000979

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

32217982

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article