The increasing morbidity of elective spinal stenosis surgery: is it necessary?

JAMA. 2010 Apr 7;303(13):1309-10. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.402.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Decompression, Surgical / economics
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods
  • Humans
  • Medicare / economics
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Reimbursement, Incentive*
  • Spinal Fusion / adverse effects
  • Spinal Fusion / economics
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Spinal Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery*
  • Treatment Failure
  • United States