The exponential growth of nonsurgeons performing fusions for low-back pain
The substantial growth in Medicare payments for surgical LBP interventions is disproportionally driven by nonsurgeon interventionalists. The exponential growth of nonsurgeon interventionalists performing spinal fusion surgeries, particularly SI joint fusions, largely accounts for the significant increase in Medicare expenditures.
Authors
- Cecilia Dalle Ore
- Joseph Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-012X)
- Anthony M. DiGiorgio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-691X)
- Arati Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2300-0391)
- Luis M. Tumialán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-8438)
- Katie O. Orrico
- Praveen V. Mummaneni
- Vardhaan Sai Ambati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-9217)
- John J. Knightly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-9265)
- Abraham Dada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2125-7011)
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (US)
- Maxim Integrated (United States) (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.6.spine24311
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12