Study Design. Analysis of National Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2004 to 2015. Objective.
Describe recent trends in US rates of lumbar fusion procedures and associated costs, by …

Study Design. Retrospective review of an administrative database. Objective. To observe
New York statewide trends in lumbar spine surgery and to compare utilization of fusion …

Background context There is a lack of agreement among spine surgeons as to the best
surgical treatment modality for many degenerative lumbar diseases. Although there are …

Study Design. Population-based health record linkage study. Objective. The aim of this study
was to determine trends in hospital admissions and surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, as …

Objectives: To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States;
changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates …

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

Context In recent decades, the fastest growth in lumbar surgery occurred in older patients
with spinal stenosis. Trials indicate that for selected patients, decompressive surgery offers …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using national sample administrative data.
Objectives. To determine if lumbar fusion rates increased in the 1990s and to compare …

BACKGROUND Previous reports have suggested an increasing rate of utilization of spinal
fusions, but contemporary data have not been analyzed, and there has been little …

BACKGROUND: Due to uncertain evidence, lumbar fusion for degenerative indications is
associated with the greatest measured practice variation of any surgical procedure …