2018
Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events
Shultz BN, Wilson AT, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events. Spine 2018, 43: e52-e59. PMID: 28723873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionTotal disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsBlood transfusionOperative timeInterbody fusionRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term clinical outcomesLong-term functional outcomeLumbar total disc arthroplastySerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseAnterior interbody fusionIndividual adverse eventsStand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody FusionGeneral health outcomesPotential risk factorsLumbar interbody fusionMultivariate Poisson regressionPerioperative outcomesPostoperative length
2006
Chronic low back pain
Simpson AK, Cholewicki J, Grauer J. Chronic low back pain. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2006, 10: 431-436. PMID: 17087868, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0074-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painSurgical optionsTreatment optionsPrevalent medical problemMost acute episodesHigh societal costsConservative therapyMainstay treatmentAcute episodeDisc arthroplastyMedical problemsPainPatientsClass ISocietal costsOptionsArthroplastyChronicPathophysiologyTherapy
2003
Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain
Kwon B, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner J. Indications, techniques, and outcomes of posterior surgery for chronic low back pain. Orthopedic Clinics Of North America 2003, 34: 297-308. PMID: 12914269, DOI: 10.1016/s0030-5898(03)00014-2.ChaptersMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseHumansLow Back PainOrthopedic ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient SelectionConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painPosterior lumbar spine surgeryLow back pain sufferersRole of surgeryLumbar spine surgerySatisfactory clinical outcomesBack pain sufferersDegenerative disc diseaseHigh fusion rateInterbody fusion proceduresNonoperative therapyPosterior surgeryClinical outcomesSurgical interventionLumbar fusionDisc diseaseSpine surgeryDiagnostic modalitiesPain sufferersSpinal fusionArthrodesis techniquePainSpine surgeons