Background While national databases provide large datasets that can be used to
understand trends over time, their correlation with prospectively collected data from local …

Study Design. Multicenter retrospective cohort study. Objective. To investigate the impact of
spine surgeon specialty on 30-day complication rates in patients undergoing single-level …

Background Lumbar fusions are routinely performed by either orthopedic or neurologic
spine surgeons. Controversy still exists as to whether a provider's specialty (orthopedic vs …

Study design: Retrospective Summary of background data: Little is known regarding the
impact of the number of operative levels on the risk for adverse events following spinal …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spine surgery is routinely performed by either orthopedic or
neurological spine surgeons. Controversy still exists as to whether a provider's specialty …

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To identify risk
factors for the development of any major complication after elective posterior lumbar fusion …

Abstract Background Context The use of national databases in spinal surgery outcomes
research is increasing. A number of variables collected by the American College of …

Background There is a paucity of literature examining the development and subsequent
validation of risk-adjustment models that inform the trade-off between adequate risk …

Methods: Adult PLF patients were identified from the 2010 to 2020 Q2 M53Ortho PearlDiver
administrative data set. Ninety-day rates of multiple adverse events were determined. The …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of the American College of Surgeons National
Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2005 to 2010 that included 1861 …