Cost-effectiveness of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion five years after surgery

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 471-475

  Carreon, Leah Y ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^b   Traynelis, Vincent C ^c   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^d   Glassman, Steven D ^a  

^a NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical fusion; Cost per QALY; Cost effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMINOTOMY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; ROTATOR CUFF; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875595670     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318273aee2     Document Type: Article

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