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

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

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objectives. To describe the incidence of complications
and mortality associated with surgery for degenerative disease of the cervical spine using …

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

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

OBJECTIVE Patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical spine disease may
require future surgery for disease progression. We investigated factors related to the rate of …

Cervical Spine Surgery: An Historical Perspective : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research® Cervical Spine Surgery: An Historical Perspective : Clinical Orthopaedics and …