Cost effectiveness of disc prosthesis versus lumbar fusion in patients with chronic low back pain: Randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1001-1011

  Fritzell, Peter ^a   Berg, Svante ^b   Borgström, Fredrik ^c,d   Tullberg, Tycho ^b   Tropp, Hans ^e  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Löwenströmska Hospital   (Sweden)

^c i3 Innovus ^*  (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Cost utility; Disc prosthesis; Health economic; Lumbar fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EQ 5D; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR FUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE SURGERY; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052526752     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1607-3     Document Type: Article

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