title: The evolution of our measurement of patient treatment expectations.
abstract: Commentary On: Mancuso CA, Duculan R, Cammisa FP, Sama AA, Hughes AP, Lebl DR, et al. Fulfillment of patients' expectations of lumbar and cervical spine surgery. Spine J 2016:16:1167-74 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: editorialservices@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Skolasky
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D011336:Probability; D013131:Spine