Background To evaluate charges, expenses, reimbursement, and hospital margins with
noninstrumented posterolateral fusion in situ (PLF), posterolateral fusion with pedicle screws …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT There is growing interest among payers in profiling hospital
value and quality-of-care, including both the cost and safety of common surgeries, such as …

Object The purpose of this study was to quantify the perioperative outcomes, complications,
and costs associated with posterolateral spinal fusion (PSF) among Medicare enrollees with …

Background context Reimbursements for interbody fusions have declined recently because
of their questionable cost-effectiveness. Purpose A Markov model was adopted to compare …

Study Design. Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. Objective. To
investigate national trends, risks, and benefits of surgical interventions for degenerative …

Study Design: Retrospective 1-year cost-utility analysis. Objective: To determine the cost-
effectiveness of decompression with and without instrumented fusion for patients with grade …

OBJECTIVE Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has become the most commonly
used fusion technique for lumbar degenerative disorders. This suggests an expectation of …

Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study. Objective: To explore the differences in Medicare
reimbursement for lumbar fusion performed at an orthopaedic specialty hospital (OSH) and …

Study Design. Systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Objective. This study is a
meta-analysis assessing the clinical outcomes of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis …

Objective: To examine differences in surgical practices between salaried and fee-for-service
(FFS) surgeons for two common degenerative spine conditions. Surgeons may offer different …