Use of bone morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion surgery for older adults with lumbar stenosis: Trends, complications, repeat surgery, and charges

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 222-230

  Deyo, Richard A ^a   Ching, Alex ^a   Matsen, Laura ^a   Martin, Brook I ^b   Kreuter, William ^c   Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^d   Angier, Heather ^a   Mirza, Sohail K ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bone morphogenetic protein; lumbar fusion; reoperations; spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION; TREND STUDY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WOUND COMPLICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856698574     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31821bfa3a     Document Type: Article

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