National trends in revision spinal fusion in the USA: Patient characteristics and complications

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 96 B, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 807-816

  Rajaee, S S ^a   Kanim, L E A ^a,b   Bae, H W ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clinical and Translational Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SMOKING; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

BMP; BONE GRAFT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; CERVICAL FUSION; INTERBODY DEVICE; LUMBAR FUSION; REVISION SPINE FUSION; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL FUSION RATES;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902595058     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B6.31149     Document Type: Article

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