Fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disc disease: Still more questions than answers

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 272-274

  Deyo, Richard A ^a,b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE; LUMBAR DISK; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MALE; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT;

EID: 84921354621     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.11.004     Document Type: Note

References (25)

1. HCUPnet. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Available at: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.jsp. Accessed October 30, 2014.
2. R.A. Deyo, D.T. Gray, W. Kreuter, S. Mirza, and B.I. Martin United States trends in lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions Spine 30 2005 1441 1445
3. D. Jeffrey, J. Feeley, and M.C. Fisk Orthofix will pay U.S. $30 million to settle kickbacks 2012 Bloomberg News New York, NY
4. R. Abelson Medtronic will settle accusations on kickbacks 2006 The New York Times New York, NY
5. E.J. Carragee The increasing morbidity of elective spinal stenosis surgery. Is it necessary? JAMA 303 2010 1309 1310
6. S.S. Rajaee, H.W. Bae, L.E. Kanim, and R.B. Delamarter Spinal fusion in the United States: analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008 Spine 37 2012 67 76
7. S.K. Mirza, and R.A. Deyo Systematic review of randomized trials comparing lumbar fusion surgery to nonoperative care for treatment of chronic back pain Spine 32 2007 816 823
8. J.I. Brox, R. Sorensen, A. Friis, O. Nygaard, A. Indahl, and A. Keller Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration Spine 28 2003 1913 1921
9. J. Fairbank, H. Frost, J. Wilson-MacDonald, L.M. Yu, K. Barker, R. Collins for the Spine Stabilisation Trial Group Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilization of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilization trial BMJ 330 2005 1233
10. B.I. Martin, S.K. Mirza, B.A. Comstock, D.T. Gray, W. Kreuter, and R.A. Deyo Are lumbar spine reoperation rates falling with greater use of fusion surgery and new surgical technology? Spine 32 2007 2119 2126
11. B.I. Martin, S.K. Mirza, B.A. Comstock, D.T. Gray, W. Kreuter, and R.A. Deyo Reoperation rates following lumbar spine surgery and the influence of spinal fusion procedures Spine 32 2007 382 387
12. P. Fritzell, O. Hägg, P. Wessberg, A. Nordwall Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group Chronic low back pain and fusion: a comparison of three surgical techniques: a prospective multicenter randomized study from the Swedish lumbar spine study group Spine 27 2002 1131 1141
13. S. Blumenthal, P.C. McAfee, R.D. Guyer, S.H. Hochschuler, F.H. Geisler, and R.T. Holt A prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemptions study of lumbar total disc replacement with the CHARITE artificial disc versus lumbar fusion: part I: evaluation of clinical outcomes Spine 30 2005 1565 1575
14. J. Zigler, R. Delamarter, J.M. Spivak, R.J. Linovitz, G.O. Danielson III, and T.T. Haider Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-L total disc replacement versus circumferential fusion for the treatment of 1-level degenerative disc disease Spine 32 2007 1155 1162
15. H. Yoshihara, and D. Yoneoka National trends in the surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease: United States, 2000 to 2009 Spine J 15 2015 265 271
16. J.N. Weinstein, J.D. Lurie, P.R. Olson, K.K. Bronner, and E.S. Fisher United States' trends and regional variations in lumbar spine surgery: 1992-2003 Spine 31 2006 2707 2714
17. R.B. Keller, S.J. Atlas, D.N. Soule, D.E. Singer, and R.A. Deyo Relationship between rates and outcomes of operative treatment for lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis J Bone Joint Surg Am 81 1999 752 762
18. A.M. Cizik, M.J. Lee, B.I. Martin, R.J. Bransford, C. Bellabarba, and J.R. Chapman Using the spine surgical invasiveness index to identify risk of surgical site infection J Bone Joint Surg Am 94 2012 335 342
19. S.K. Mirza, R.A. Deyo, P.J. Heagerty, M.A. Konodi, L.A. Lee, and J.A. Turner Development of an index to characterize the "invasiveness" of spine surgery: validation by comparison to blood loss and operative time Spine 33 2008 2651 2661
20. R.A. Deyo, S.K. Mirza, B.I. Martin, W. Kreuter, D.C. Goodman, and J.G. Jarvik Trends, major medical complications, and charges associated with surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in older adults JAMA 303 2010 1259 1265
21. S.G. Memtsoudis, V.I. Vougioukas, Y. Ma, L.K. Gaber-Baylis, and F.P. Girardi Perioperative morbidity and mortality after anterior, posterior, and anterior/posterior spine fusion surgery Spine 36 2011 1867 1877
22. V. Goz, J.H. Weinreb, F. Schwab, V. Lafage, and T.J. Errico Comparison of complications, costs, and length of stay of three different lumbar interbody fusion techniques: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database Spine J 14 2014 2019 2027
23. S.P. Lad, R. Babu, A.A. Baker, B. Ugiliweneza, M. Kong, and C.A. Bagley Complications, reoperation rates, and health care cost following surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis J Bone Joint Surg Am 95 2013 e162 (1-10)
24. M. Pumberger, Y.-L. Chiu, Y. Ma, F.P. Girardi, M. Mazumdar, and S.G. Memtsoudis National in-hospital morbidity and mortality trends after lumbar fusion surgery between 1998 and 2008 J Bone Joint Surg Br 94-B 2012 359 364
25. V. Goz, J.H. Weinreb, I. McCarthy, F. Schwab, V. Lafage, and T.J. Errico Perioperative complications and mortality after spinal fusions. Analysis of trends and risk factors Spine 38 2013 1970 1976