Impact of Multidisciplinary Spine Conferences on Surgical Planning and Perioperative Care in Elective Lumbar Spine Surgeries.

Study Design: Pre- and post-implementation analysis.

Purpose: We examined the impact of implementing multidisciplinary spine conferences-"spine board" reviews-on the general utilization of elective lumbar spine surgeries in a tertiary medical institute.

Overview Of Literature: A multidisciplinary approach to spine care reportedly improves the appropriate utilization of surgical spine procedures.