United States Trends in Lumbar Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Conditions
By R. Deyo, D. Gray, William Kreuter, S. Mirza, B. Martin. Spine, 2005
1,025 citations recorded by the source corpus.
Subfields: Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery
View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/57b330fcbe628b7394fe297fde18fafff5211984
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Citations in the corpus
- United States’ Trends and Regional Variations in Lumbar Spine Surgery: 1992–2003 (2006, background): “The introduction of new technology may also play a role.(4) This paper examines trends in the rates of laminectomy/ discectomy and fusion in the Medicare population across the United States.”
- The Rising Prevalence of Chronic Low Back Pain (2009, neutral): “Some authors have hypothesized that the increases in the use of health care services for chronic LBP are due to increased health care seeking by those with the condition.(11,12,29,63) Our data, however, suggest that increased prevalence may be the primary factor contributing to this phenomenon.”
- Trends, Major Medical Complications, and Charges Associated with Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Older Adults (2010, neutral): “opinion leaders may stimulate more invasive surgery, even in the absence of new indications.(14) Surgeons may believe more aggressive intervention produces better outcomes.”