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March 1, 1996Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

An Assessment of Surgery for Spinal Stenosis: Time Trends, Geographic Variations, Complications, and Reoperations

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Population

Patients with spinal stenosis in the US

Design

Cohort

Authors

MCMarcia A. CiolUniversity of WashingtonRDRichard A. DeyoDay Family MedicineEHEric HowellUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

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Implication

Complications and geographic variations in spinal stenosis surgery warrant caution; leaves open optimal indications for comparative trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients with spinal stenosis in the US
I
Intervention
Surgery for spinal stenosis
O
Outcome
Surgery rates, geographic variations, and complication rates

The rapid increase in spinal stenosis surgeries, coupled with substantial complication rates and geographic variations, underscores the need for further comparative effectiveness research.

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Ciol et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db29920d8d6ef495a3d307https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb00915.x
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