… We obtained the number of total patients who underwent spine surgeries, the number of …
number of spine surgeries, spinal patient medical expenses, and the number of spinal surgeries …

… Spine Research Society Outcomes Study was a nationwide prospective cohort study conducted
at 23 nationwide … for anterior surgical care of degenerative disc disease of the cervical …

… for cervical and lumbar spinal, office consultations. A patient was assigned to the “unnecessary
surgery” group if they were told they needed spinal surgery by another surgeon, but …

… nationwide trends in lumbar spine surgery and current lack of knowledge in the literature
regarding determinants of patient satisfaction with the lumbar spine surgery … spine surgery. In …

… Spine Surgery and Related Research performed a few nationwide surveys on complications
related to spine … has been no continuous survey on spinal deformity surgery alone. Based …

… most common indications for spinal surgical intervention. The … We examined this issue using
the Nationwide Inpatient … In our study, surgical codes relating to spinal surgery were used …

… , the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), to (1) determine the overall mortality rate and
determine characteristics of patients that did and did not die after primary lumbar spine surgery, (2…

… the demand for spinal surgery in elderly … spinal surgery in the elderly, 1-5 whereas others
have reported low complication rates in this population and provided support for spinal surgery. …

… , 5 More recently, cervical spine surgery performed on an … One study examining the
United States Nationwide Inpatient … cervical spine surgery and to provide broad surgical and …

… Computer-assisted navigation (CAN) has emerged in spine surgery as an approach to
improve patient outcomes. While there is substantial evidence demonstrating improved pedicle …