Object The objective of this study was to investigate a national health care database and
analyze demographics, hospital charges, and treatment trends of patients diagnosed with …

Study Design. Survey-based descriptive study. Objective. To study relationships between
surgeon-specific factors and surgical approach to degenerative diseases of the cervical …

Objectives To identify the trends in utilization of outpatient discharge for single level anterior
cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), between 2007 and 2014, and to compare the costs …

Study Design. Retrospective database review. Objective. To compare complication and
reoperation rates after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), posterior cervical …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT An important step in improving spinal care is understanding how
current health-care resources and associated cost are being utilized and distributed across …

Abstract Summary of Background Data. Although high geographic variation in back surgery
rates within the United States have been documented, international comparisons have not …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study of short-term outcomes after elective cervical
discectomy in California hospitals. Objectives. To compare the frequency of elective cervical …

Study Design: Retrospective database analysis. Objective: The impact of the 2008-2009
economic downtown on elective lumbar spine surgery is unknown. Our objective was to …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. Assess the
cost-utility of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) performed in the ambulatory …

Study Design. Repeated cross-sectional analysis using national Medicare data from the
Dartmouth Atlas Project. Objective. To describe recent trends and geographic variation in …