Presurgical biopsychosocial variables predict medical and compensation costs of lumbar fusion in Utah workers' compensation patients

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 420-429

  DeBerard, M Scott ^a   Masters, Kevin S ^a   Colledge, Alan L ^b   Holmes, Edward B ^c,d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Labor Commission   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UT Disabil Determination Serv SS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Compensation costs; Lumbar fusion; Medical costs; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0242382089     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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