2019
Economic and Outcomes Analysis of Recalcitrant Cervical Radiculopathy: Is Nonsurgical Management or Surgery More Cost-Effective?
Rihn JA, Bhat S, Grauer J, Harrop J, Ghogawala Z, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS. Economic and Outcomes Analysis of Recalcitrant Cervical Radiculopathy: Is Nonsurgical Management or Surgery More Cost-Effective? Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 27: 533-540. PMID: 30407977, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical epidural injectionsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEpidural injectionQuality-adjusted life yearsCervical radiculopathyCost-effectiveness ratioConservative managementPhysical therapyLife yearsAverage incremental cost-effectiveness ratioAnterior cervical diskectomyCervical injectionCervical diskectomyNonsurgical managementSurgical managementClinical effectivenessOutcome analysisTheoretical cohortAvoidance rateRadiculopathyCost-effective strategySuch injectionsSuccess rateACDFInjection
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