The anterior approach to the cervical spine is commonly utilized for a variety of
degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, and infectious indications. While many potential …

Background Our goal was to systematically review the literature on racial/ethnic, insurance,
and socioeconomic disparities in adult spine surgery in the United States and analyze …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess
which factors increase risk of readmission within 30 days of surgery or prolonged length of …

Study Design: This study was a meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials
(RCTs). Objective: We investigated the mid-term to long-term outcomes of cervical disk …

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Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To identify preoperative risk
factors for emergency department (ED) visit and unplanned hospital readmission after …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD).
Objective. To determine causes of and independent risk factors for 30-and 90-day …

Study Design Retrospective, propensity-matched analysis Objectives Cervical disc
arthroplasty (CDA) is being increasingly utilized for cervical disc generation. Surgeon …

Hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) have been the focus of recent initiatives by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services in an effort to improve patient safety and outcomes …

Abstract Objective The Medicaid patient population and health care costs for spine surgeries
among these patients have increased since 2010. Hospital length of stay (LOS) contributes …