Factors influencing 2-year health care costs in patients undergoing revision lumbar fusion procedures: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-328

  Parker, Scott L ^a   Shau, David N ^a   Mendenhall, Stephen K ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Lumbar spine; Quality improvement; Revision surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; REVISION LUMBAR FUSION; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TENNESSEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859610747     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11750     Document Type: Article

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