An economic model of one-level lumbar arthroplasty versus fusion

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 558-562

  Guyer, Richard D ^a   Tromanhauser, Scott G ^b   Regan, John J ^c  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Boston Spine Group   (United States)

^c West Coast Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty; Disc replacement; Economic model; Fusion; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; BONE GRAFT; CARTILAGE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEER REVIEW; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROPLASTY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 34748863544     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.09.006     Document Type: Review

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