Assessing Observational Studies of Spinal Fusion and Chemonucleolysis

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Literature review and survey of spine surgeons. OBJECTIVES: To identify reasons for variation in results among observational studies of spinal surgery.

Authors

Hartz A; Benson K; Glaser J; Bentler S; Bhandari M

Journal

Spine, Vol. 28, No. 19, pp. 2268–2275

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

October 2003

DOI

10.1097/01.brs.0000085093.68773.ec

ISSN

0362-2436

Associated Experts

Mohit Bhandari

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences 42 Health Sciences 3209 Neurosciences 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Evaluation Studies as Topic Follow-Up Studies Health Surveys Humans Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis Orthopedics Patient Selection Risk Factors Spinal Fusion Treatment Outcome

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