When thinking about the long-term future of spine surgery, some procedures stand out for their cost-effectiveness.

Other options may include a lumbar laminectomy, open discectomy, or lumbar fusion ... less risk of infection, and quicker recovery time. You should discuss with your surgeon all expected benefits ...

Trial registration number NCT02602093. The PTED-study aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness (CE) of PTED compared with open microdiscectomy in patients with lumbar disc ...

[12,13,14,15,16] Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P) is one of the most common spinal and neurosurgical ... with rapid patient recovery from anesthesia, satisfactory ...

Background: Spinal surgery is increasingly being done in the outpatient setting. We reviewed our experience with inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with ...