54. How much change in Oswestry Disability Index is necessary to make your patient satisfied after lumbar surgery?

Evaluating the overall quality of care involves considering patient-reported outcomes. While in theory, postoperative functional improvement, as indicated by the Oswestry disability index (ODI), should result in postoperative patient satisfaction, the exact correlation has not been consistently evidenced in the literature. This study seeks to demonstrate the extent of ODI improvement required for achieving patient satisfaction two years post elective lumbar surgery.