Background To assess the safety of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for orthopedic spinal,
upper limb and lower limb procedures, this systematic review of systematic reviews …

Purpose Full-endoscopic techniques are minimally invasive surgery alternatives to
traditional spinal surgery. We performed a systematic review of the literature to assess the …

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of index surgical care setting on
perioperative costs and readmission rates across 4 common elective general surgery …

Abstract Background Context Understanding the scope of the volume and costs of lumbar
fusions and discectomy procedures, as well as identifying significant trends within the …

BACKGROUND In an effort to improve efficiency of care, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)
have emerged as lower-cost options. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one …

Purpose To (1) report on trends in immediate procedure reimbursement, patient out-of-
pocket expenditures, and surgeon reimbursement in hip arthroscopy (2) compare trends in …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT While free-standing ambulatory surgical centers
(ASCs) have been extolled as lower cost settings than hospital outpatient …

Background: As part of a market-driven response to the increasing costs of hospital-based
surgical care, an increasing volume of orthopaedic procedures are being performed in …

Objective To investigate the biomechanics of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
with interspinous process device (IPD) or pedicle screw fixation under both static and …

Background: The transition of minimally invasive (MIS) spine surgery from the inpatient to
outpatient setting has been aided by advances in multimodal analgesic (MMA) protocols …