Repeat surgery after lumbar decompression for herniated disc: The quality implications of hospital and surgeon variation

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Martin, Brook I ^a   Mirza, Sohail K ^a   Flum, David R ^b   Wickizer, Thomas M ^c   Heagerty, Patrick J ^d   Lenkoski, Alex F ^e   Deyo, Richard A ^f  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Decompression; Herniated disc; Lumbar spine surgery; Quality; Repeat surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84858265254     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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