Objective We sought to predict surgical volumes for 2 common cervical spine procedures
from 2020 to 2040. Methods Using the National Inpatient Sample from 2003–2016 …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of a population-based database. Objective. To
investigate national epidemiological trends of cervical spine surgical procedures from 2002 …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To investigate national trends of
cervical spine surgical procedures from 2002 to 2011. Summary of Background Data. There …

Abstract Background Context The typically accepted surgical procedure for cervical disc
pathology has been the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), although recent …

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine national rates of cervical spine surgery and
to examine factors that underlie cost variation. Summary of Background Data. There has …

Study Design. Population-based database analysis. Objective. To analyze trends in patient-
and healthcare-system-related characteristics, utilization and outcomes associated with …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To describe population-based trends and
variations in surgery for degenerative changes of the cervical spine among Medicare …

Study Design Retrospective population-based observational study. Objective To assess the
growth of cervical spine surgery performed in an outpatient setting. Methods A retrospective …

OBJECTIVE: Degenerative cervical spine disease is one of the most common indications for
spinal surgical intervention. The impact of the unprecedented changes in healthcare …

Study Design. A Markov state-transition model was developed to evaluate the cost-
effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc …