Background Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine (DLS) is a common condition for
which surgery can be beneficial in selected patients. With recent surgical trends toward …

Background context There is a lack of agreement among spine surgeons as to the best
surgical treatment modality for many degenerative lumbar diseases. Although there are …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using national sample administrative data.
Objectives. To determine if lumbar fusion rates increased in the 1990s and to compare …

Objectives: To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States;
changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using a hospital discharge registry of all
nonfederal acute care hospitals in Washington state. Objectives. To determine the …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis of population-based hospital discharge registry from
all nonfederal acute care hospitals in Washington State. Objective. We examined the …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The objectives of the present study
were to examine the changes in the number of surgeries, surgical methods selected, and …

Background Elective fusions for degenerative spine disease have increased over the past
two decades in the USA, with variability in complications and hospital costs. The additional …

Study Design. Survey-based descriptive study. Objective. To study relationships between
surgeon-specific factors and surgical approach to degenerative diseases of the lumbar …

Study Design. Analysis of National Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2004 to 2015. Objective.
Describe recent trends in US rates of lumbar fusion procedures and associated costs, by …