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  Vol. 106 No. 2, February 1973 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Cervical Spine Fusions—Psychological and Social Considerations

Augustus A. White, III, MD, Med ScD; Wayne O. Southwick, MD; Ralph J. DePonte, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1973;106(2):150-152.


Abstract



Fifty-five patients who had fusions of the anterior cervical spine were given a psychological test capable of showing personality disorders. Performance on this test was evaluated in relation to the surgical outcome. In this series of patients, 67% (10) of those with abnormal psychological test scores had a good or excellent surgical result. Of those with normal test scores 73% (29) had a good or excellent surgical result. Similarly, evaluation of the involvement of patients in compensation or litigation or both showed 69% (34) good or excellent results in those not involved in compensation or litigation, as compared with 63% (10) for those who were involved. In this investigation, neither psychological nor social considerations were found to be associated with a significantly poorer surgical result in fusions of the anterior cervical spine.



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New Haven, Conn

From the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.


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Accepted for publication Oct 2, 1972.

Reprint requests to Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, Conn 06510 (Dr. White).



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