Spinal fusion in the United States: Analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-76

  Rajaee, Sean S ^a,b,c   Bae, Hyun W ^a,b   Kanim, Linda E A ^a,b   Delamarter, Rick B ^a,b  

^a Spine Research Foundation   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical fusion; coronary artery bypass graft (CABG); epidemiology; hip replacement; knee arthroplasty; lumbar fusion; percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA); rates; spinal fusion; trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655176616     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820cccfb     Document Type: Article

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