Comparative effectiveness evidence from the spine patient outcomes research trial: Surgical versus nonoperative care for spinal stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis, and intervertebral disc herniation

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 2061-2068

  Tosteson, Anna N A ^a   Tosteson, Tor D ^a   Lurie, Jon D ^a   Abdu, William ^a   Herkowitz, Harry ^b   Andersson, Gunnar ^c   Albert, Todd ^d   Bridwell, Keith ^e   Zhao, Wenyan ^a   Grove, Margaret R ^a   Weinstein, Milton C ^f   Weinstein, James N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Costeffectiveness; degenerative spondylolisthesis; EQ 5D; fusion surgery; instrumented fusion; intervertebral disc herniation; QALY; SF 6D; spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 80455124047     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318235457b     Document Type: Article

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