Analysis of the direct cost of surgery for four diagnostic categories of adult spinal deformity

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1843-1848

  McCarthy, Ian M ^a,b   Hostin, Richard A ^c   O'Brien, Michael F ^c   Fleming, Neil S ^a   Ogola, Gerald ^a   Kudyakov, Rustam ^a   Richter, Kathleen M ^a   Saigal, Rajiv ^d   Berven, Sigurd H ^d   Ames, Christopher P ^d  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Baylor Scoliosis Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult spinal deformity; Direct cost; Economics of spine surgery; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY SAGITTAL PLANE DEFORMITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY; DIRECT COST; ECONOMICS OF SPINE SURGERY; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889687545     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.048     Document Type: Article

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