Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Laminectomy and Fusion
Using time-driven activity-based costing, we found that total facility costs were lower in patients treated with laminoplasty. These findings suggest that laminoplasty may offer a less costly and more efficient surgical option for treating cervical myelopathy.
Authors
- Harold A. Fogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-6987)
- Theresa Chua
- Daniel G. Tobert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-0175)
- Stuart H. Hershman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2371-2591)
- Perry L Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3496-8433)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Newton Wellesley Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005150
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86