Influence of Pain Sensitivity on Lumbar Surgery Outcomes

Influence of Pain Sensitivity on Surgical Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Pain sensitivity would be associated with surgical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. patients aged 40-80 years
2. lumbar spinal stenosis diagnosis and scheduled spine surgery at a tertiary-care teaching institution between June 2012 and April 2013

Exclusion Criteria:

• a history of major psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, major depression) or peripheral vascular disease
• any concurrent serious medical condition that would cause disability or decreased general health status such as sepsis or cancer.