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doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1510
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American Journal of Neuroradiology 30:1364-1365, August 2009
© 2009 American Society of Neuroradiology

Technical Note
SPINE

A Pilot Study of the Use of Pain Questionnaires in Vertebroplasty Research

L.A. Graya and D.F. Kallmesa

a From the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

Please address correspondence to Leigh A. Gray, CCRA, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, SMH OL1–112, Rochester, MN, 55905; e-mail: gray.leigh{at}mayo.edu

SUMMARY: Administration of comprehensive outcomes measures in elderly patients presenting for vertebroplasty is considered difficult. We administered a battery of 11 outcomes questionnaires with a total of 82 questions, both in person before vertebroplasty and by telephone after vertebroplasty in 20 consecutive patients (mean age, 74.5 years; 80% women). Initial and follow-up interviews required an average of 17.4 ± 0.36 minutes (range, 14–21 minutes) and 27.2 ± 0.73 minutes (range, 16–33 minutes), respectively.






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