Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans
King JT, Gordon AJ, Perkal MF, Crystal S, Rosenthal RA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC. Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Spine 2012, 37: 612-622. PMID: 21697770, PMCID: PMC4507821, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318228f32d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionVeteransConceptsDegenerative spine diseaseVeterans Health AdministrationSpine diseaseSpine surgeryHealth AdministrationUninfected patientsCommon surgical sitesNinth Revision procedureSpine surgery ratesSurgical referral patternsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV infection statusViral load levelsRisk-benefit ratioMultivariate Poisson regressionImpact of HIVComparator patientsUninfected veteransAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionPrimary outcomeSpinal decompressionReferral patternsSurgery ratesDiagnosis codes