Disparities in elective spine surgery for Medicaid beneficiaries: a systematic review

D Badin, C Ortiz-Babilonia… - Global spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Systematic review Objectives We sought to synthesize the literature
investigating the disparities that Medicaid patients sustain with regards to 2 types of elective …

Rates and reasons for reoperation within 30 and 90 days following cervical spine surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis of the Michigan spine surgery improvement …

V Patel, A Metz, L Schultz, D Nerenz, P Park, V Chang… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Reoperation following cervical spinal surgery negatively impacts
patient outcomes and increases health care system burden. To date, most studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Weekend admission increases risk of readmissions following elective cervical spinal fusion

R Ren, C Dominy, B Bueno, S Pasik, J Markowitz… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The “weekend effect” occurs when patients cared for during weekends versus
weekdays experience worse outcomes. But reasons for this effect are unclear, especially …

Previous Emergency Department Admission Is Associated With Increased 90-Day Readmission Following Cervical Spine Surgery: Evidenced Using Propensity Score …

UO Amakiri, C Dominy, A Kumar, V Arvind… - Clinical Spine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective case-control study. Objective: The objective of this
study was to evaluate whether prior emergency department admission was associated with …

Comparison of Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Radiculopathy

G Santangelo, C Wathen, D Macaluso… - International journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background Posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) and anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) are 2 commonly used surgical approaches to address cervical radiculopathy …