2022
Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019
Ratnasamy PP, Gouzoulis MJ, Kammien AJ, Holder EK, Grauer JN. Changes in the Utilization of Lumbosacral Epidural Injections Between 2010 and 2019. Spine 2022, 47: 1669-1674. PMID: 36281568, PMCID: PMC9643603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEpidural injectionTransforaminal injectionsSpinal epidural injectionDescriptive epidemiologic studyLumbosacral epidural injectionNumber of injectionsCurrent Procedural Terminology codingCaudal injectionComorbidity indexPatient agePatient characteristicsPearlDiver databaseLumbar pathologyTerms of specialtyInsurance authorizationPractice patternsService utilizationAverage patientEpidemiologic studiesMedicaid coveragePatientsTransforaminalMedicare coverageUtilization trends
2017
Resource utilization for non-operative cervical radiculopathy: Management by surgeons versus non-surgeons
Chung SH, Bohl DD, Paul JT, Rihn JA, Harrop JS, Ghogawala Z, Hilibrand AS, Grauer JN. Resource utilization for non-operative cervical radiculopathy: Management by surgeons versus non-surgeons. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2017, 158: 98-102. PMID: 28501759, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-operative careCervical radiculopathyCervical Spine Research SocietyPhysical therapy visitsNon-operative treatmentPrivate practiceTherapy visitsCervical injectionPhysician visitsChiropractic visitsAverage patientSurgeonsSurgeon's estimateVisitsRadiculopathyPatientsCareResearch SocietyResource utilizationHybrid group