Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy for patients with cervical radiculopathy: A cost analysis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Mansfield, Haley E ^a   Jeffrey Canar, W ^b   Gerard, Carter S ^a   O'Toole, John E ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Cervical radiculopathy; Minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORAMINOTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; FORAMINOTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911465783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.8.FOCUS14373     Document Type: Article

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