[PDF][PDF] Anecdote or science?

AD Vellet, D Lee - CMAJ, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
Afundamental aspect of medical therapy is the role of physician judgment in decision-
making. Although many factors are involved, this process should ideally be based on the …

Point of view: In response to spinal fusion in the United States: Analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008

RA Deyo - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
This analysis of trends in spinal surgery is a welcome up-date to similar previous analyses.
Readers may differ, however, in how welcome they perceive the results to be. Rates of …

[DOC][DOC] Back surgery: too many, too costly, and too ineffective

JC Smith - To Your Health, 2011 - redwoodcitybackpainrelief.com
If the present course for health care does not radically change, America will be financially
crippled as President Obama warned:" paying more, getting less, and going broke." 1 As …

Do demographic factors of spine surgeons affect the rate at which spinal fusion is performed on patients?

MS Schallmo, RW Cook, JA Weiner, DS Chun… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate
associations between spine surgeon demographics and the rate at which elective spine …

[PDF][PDF] Another day, another variation: When is enough enough?

S Lewis - CMAJ, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
There is nothing remarkable about small-area variations in medical prac-tice—other than
their durability. In most other industries, huge variations in practice raise alarms about …

Spinal fusion in the United States: analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008

SS Rajaee, HW Bae, LEA Kanim, RB Delamarter - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Epidemiological study using national administrative data. Objective. To
provide a complete analysis of national trends in spinal fusion from 1998 to 2008 and …

Lumbar spinal fusions: surgical rates, costs, and complications

JN Katz - Spine, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States;
changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates …

United States trends in lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions

RA Deyo, DT Gray, W Kreuter, S Mirza, BI Martin - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using national sample administrative data.
Objectives. To determine if lumbar fusion rates increased in the 1990s and to compare …

Changes in utilization of spinal fusionin the United States

JA Cowan Jr, JB Dimick, R Wainess… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Several reports suggest that spine surgery has experienced rapid growth in the
past decade. Limited data exists, however, documenting the increase in spinal fusion. The …

Estimating the burden of total knee replacement in the United States

AM Weinstein, BN Rome, WM Reichmann, JE Collins… - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: In the last decade, the number of total knee replacements performed annually
in the United States has doubled, with disproportionate increases among younger adults …