2015
Do You Need Bone Graft Extenders for a 2- to 3-Level Posterior Lumbar Decompression and Fusion With Adequate Local Bone?
Varthi AG, Whang PG, Sasso RC, Smucker JD. Do You Need Bone Graft Extenders for a 2- to 3-Level Posterior Lumbar Decompression and Fusion With Adequate Local Bone? Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2015, 28: 159-162. PMID: 25985462, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures
Whang PG, Lim MR, Sasso RC, Skelton A, Brown ZB, Anderson D, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR. Financial Incentives for Lumbar Surgery: A Critical Analysis of Physician Reimbursement for Decompression and Fusion Procedures. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2008, 21: 381-386. PMID: 18679090, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e31814d4e1b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumented fusion proceduresFusion proceduresIsolated decompressionAutogenous iliac crest boneSingle-level decompressionIliac crest boneLumbar degenerative conditionsLumbar decompressionLumbar surgeryPostoperative visitDecompression groupSingle surgeonConsecutive seriesOffice chartsOperative reportsPosterolateral fusionSurgical timeTotal clinical timeCrest boneLumbar degenerationSpinal fusionBACKGROUND DATALumbar arthrodesisType of operationSpine surgeons