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Surgeon Preference for Radiologist Interpretation of Deformity Radiographs—A Survey of Lumbar Spine Research Society Membership

CHRISTOPHER T. MARTIN, DAVID W. POLLY and TAKASHI TAKAHASHI
International Journal of Spine Surgery August 2020, 14 (4) 527-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7069
CHRISTOPHER T. MARTIN
1The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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DAVID W. POLLY JR
1The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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TAKASHI TAKAHASHI
2The Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    How often does the radiologist's deformity measurement substantially differ from the measurement done by the surgeon?

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    Sometimes the radiographic measurements taken by the surgeon differ from those reported by the radiologist. Has an insurance company denied one of your patients a surgery based on a radiologist interpretation of the deformity film?

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    What information would be most useful to you, as the surgeon, in the radiologist's report?

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    As the treating surgeon, does the radiologist's interpretation of the spinal deformity impact your decision about what treatment to offer the patient?

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Surgeon Preference for Radiologist Interpretation of Deformity Radiographs—A Survey of Lumbar Spine Research Society Membership
CHRISTOPHER T. MARTIN, DAVID W. POLLY, TAKASHI TAKAHASHI
International Journal of Spine Surgery Aug 2020, 14 (4) 527-533; DOI: 10.14444/7069

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