Spine Surgeon Treatment Variability: The Impact on Costs.

Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis.

Objectives: Given the lack of strong evidence/guidelines on appropriate treatment for lumbar spine disease, substantial variability exists among surgical treatments utilized, which is associated with differences in costs to treat a given pathology. Our goal was to investigate the variability in costs among spine surgeons nationally for the same pathology in similar patients.

Variability in Surgical Treatment of Spondylolisthesis Among Spine Surgeons.

Background: There are a multitude of treatments for low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis. There are no clear guidelines for the optimal approach.

Objective: To identify the surgical treatment patterns for spondylolisthesis among United States spine surgeons.

Differences in the Surgical Treatment of Lower Back Pain Among Spine Surgeons in the United States.

Study Design: Electronic survey.

Objective: To identify the surgical treatment patterns for low back pain (LBP), among U.S.

Differences in the surgical treatment of recurrent lumbar disc herniation among spine surgeons in the United States.

Background Context: There are often multiple surgical treatment options for a spinal pathology. In addition, there is a lack of data that define differences in surgical treatment among surgeons in the United States.

Purpose: To assess the surgical treatment patterns among neurologic and orthopedic spine surgeons in the United States for the treatment of one- and two-time recurrent lumbar disc herniation.