Routine Imaging for Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery
Bohl DD, Ruiz FK, Webb ML, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. Routine Imaging for Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine 2013, 38: 1233-1237. PMID: 23429678, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31828cb001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar fusionElective lumbar spine surgeryOperating roomPosterior lumbar decompressionLumbar spine surgeryAnterior lumbar fusionLumbar spine proceduresStandard of careLumbar surgical proceduresPosterior lumbar fusionSingle-page questionnaireCurrent imaging practicesFlexion-extension filmsAnterior-posterior viewImaging practicesPostoperative outpatientLumbar decompressionPosterior fusionSkin incisionTomographic scanSpine surgerySpine proceduresBACKGROUND DATAPlain filmsSurgical procedures