Minimal Clinically Important Difference
"Minimal Clinically Important Difference" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A statistically significant minimum set of clinical outcomes that demonstrates a clinical benefit of an intervention or treatment.
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D000071081
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.559.590.399.750 N05.715.360.575.575.399.750
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Minimal Clinically Important Difference" by people in Profiles.
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What is the average time frame of clinically meaningful improvement in surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data: 5-year follow-up. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 May 01; 60(5):E11.
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What are minimal clinically important differences for patient-reported outcome measures after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A 5-year Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 May 01; 60(5):E6.
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Does insurance type influence patient-reported satisfaction at 60 months following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E8.
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How much do patients benefit in quality of life after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E2.
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Is there discordance between achieving the minimal clinically important difference in Neck Disability Index score and patient satisfaction after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ 5-year analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E13.
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Using the Quality Outcomes Database to Identify Minimum Clinically Important Differences for Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery. 2026 Jun 01; 98(6):1347-1358.
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Minimally clinically important relative change instead of difference following surgery for degenerative cervical radiculopathy: a nationwide study on 5300 patients using prospectively collected data. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Oct 01; 43(4):464-471.
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Relative Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Nationwide Study of 1,700 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2026 Feb 01; 98(2):358-364.
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Patient-reported outcome trajectories the first 24 months after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Apr 01; 42(4):500-508.
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Do class III obese patients achieve similar outcomes and satisfaction to nonobese patients following surgery for cervical myelopathy? A QOD study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 11 01; 41(5):604-610.