External validation of a prediction model for disability and pain after lumbar disc herniation surgery: a prospective international registry-based cohort study.

Journal: Acta orthopaedica
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:  We aimed to externally validate machine learning models developed in Norway by evaluating their predictive outcome of disability and pain 12 months after lumbar disc herniation surgery in a Swedish and Danish cohort.

Authors

  • Allan Abbott
    Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping; Department of Orthopedics, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden allan.abbott@liu.se.
  • Casper Friis Pedersen
    3 University of Southern Denmark, Center for Spine Surgery and Research, Spine Center of Southern Denmark, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark.
  • Henrik Hedevik
    Unit of Physiotherapy, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
  • Catharina Parai
    Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg; The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Martin A Gorosito
    Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo; Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Norway.
  • Mikkel Andersen
    University of Southern Denmark, Center for Spine Surgery and Research, Spine Center of Southern Denmark, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark.
  • Tor Ingebrigtsen
    Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
  • Tore K Solberg
    Department of Neurosurgery and the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery, The University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
  • Margreth Grotle
    Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo; Department of Research and Innovation, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
  • Bjørnar Berg
    Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.