Trends in the treatment of lumbar spine fractures in the United States: A socioeconomics perspective - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-370

  Baaj, Ali A ^a   Downes, Katheryne ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^b   Uribe, Juan S ^a   Vale, Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Lumbar spine; Nationwide inpatient sample; Outcome; Spinal fusion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRA BODY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053450476     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.SPINE10934     Document Type: Article

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