Current trends in demographics, practice, and in-hospital outcomes in cervical spine surgery: A national database analysis between 2002 and 2011

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 476-481

  Marquez Lara, Alejandro ^a   Nandyala, Sreeharsha V ^a   Fineberg, Steven J ^a   Singh, Kern ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Bone morphogenetic protein; Cervical spine surgery; National trends; Nationwide inpatient sample; Posterior cervical decompression; Posterior cervical fusion

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMORBIDITY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897036119     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000165     Document Type: Article

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