Database and registry research in orthopaedic surgery: part I: claims-based data

AJ Pugely, CT Martin, J Harwood, KL Ong, KJ Bozic… - JBJS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Database and Registry Research in Orthopaedic Surgery: Part... : JBJS Database and
Registry Research in Orthopaedic Surgery: Part I: Claims-Based Data : JBJS JBJS Journal …

Lumbar fusion for degenerative disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Yavin, S Casha, S Wiebe, TE Feasby, C Clark… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Due to uncertain evidence, lumbar fusion for degenerative indications is
associated with the greatest measured practice variation of any surgical procedure …

Lumbar spinal stenosis associated with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of secondary fusion rates following open vs …

K Schöller, M Alimi, GT Cong, P Christos, R Härtl - Neurosurgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Decompression without fusion is a treatment option in patients with lumbar
spinal stenosis (LSS) associated with stable low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of epidural injections in the treatment of lumbar central spinal stenosis: a systematic review

L Manchikanti, AD Kaye, K Manchikanti… - … and Pain Medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results: The evidence in managing lumbar spinal stenosis is Level II for long-term
improvement for caudal and lumbar interlaminar epidural injections. For transforaminal …

Fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease: still more questions than answers

RA Deyo - The Spine Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
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Hospitalization cost after spine surgery in the United States of America

S Missios, K Bekelis - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to develop and validate a predictive model of hospitalization
costs after spine surgery. Several initiatives have been put in place to minimize healthcare …

Transforaminal endoscopic decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: a novel surgical technique and clinical outcomes

SH Shin, JS Bae, SH Lee, HJ Keum, HJ Kim… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Transforaminal endoscopic treatment has been reported to be an effective
treatment option in patients with lumbar disc herniation. However, it is rarely performed for …

Trends in surgical management of shoulder instability

NA Bonazza, G Liu, DL Leslie… - Orthopaedic journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Optimal surgical management of anterior shoulder instability remains
controversial. There is a need to assess the most recent trends for primary and revision …

Perioperative outcomes, complications, and costs associated with lumbar spinal fusion in older patients with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis

KL Ong, JD Auerbach, E Lau, J Schmier, JA Ochoa - Neurosurgical focus, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The purpose of this study was to quantify the perioperative outcomes, complications,
and costs associated with posterolateral spinal fusion (PSF) among Medicare enrollees with …

Risk factors for reoperation in patients treated surgically for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a subanalysis of the 8-year data from the SPORT trial

MC Gerling, D Leven, PG Passias, V Lafage, K Bianco… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospective data from the degenerative
spondylolisthesis (DS) arm of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. Objective. The …