2020
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
Fisher CG, Vaccaro AR, Patel AA, Whang PG, Thomas KC, Chi J, Mulpuri K, Prasad SK. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 851-859. PMID: 32355150, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgeryDecompression surgeryLumbar decompression surgerySpinal decompression surgeryPost-operative MRISagittal spinopelvic alignmentEvidence-based recommendationsLumbar disc arthroplastyLumbar surgeryPrognostic factorsTranexamic acidOsteoporotic patientsDisc arthroplastySpinopelvic alignmentSurgeryClinical practiceComparative effectivenessPatientsArthroplastyRecommendationsFusion supportMRI
2008
Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures
Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, Skelton A, Brown ZB, Anderson D, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2008, 21: 381-386. PMID: 18679090, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e31814d4e1b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumented fusion proceduresFusion proceduresIsolated decompressionAutogenous iliac crest boneSingle-level decompressionIliac crest boneLumbar degenerative conditionsLumbar decompressionLumbar surgeryPostoperative visitDecompression groupSingle surgeonConsecutive seriesOffice chartsOperative reportsPosterolateral fusionSurgical timeTotal clinical timeCrest boneLumbar degenerationSpinal fusionBACKGROUND DATALumbar arthrodesisType of operationSpine surgeons