Does Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Provide More Value than Microdiscectomy? An Application of the Operative Value Index
When performed by surgeons at our institution from 2017 to 2022, MD was associated with a 7% greater improvement in ODI per $1000 spent intraoperatively. Continual assessment of value over time (both for established procedures and new techniques) will become increasingly important with the emergence of value-based care.
Authors
- Ashmal Sami
- Adam Leibold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-6744)
- Jack Jallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-1729)
- Daniyal Mansoor Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-6065)
- Sara Thalheimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1345-9457)
- Joshua Heller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3403-2556)
- James S. Harrop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-3406)
- Srinivas Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-6143)
- Ashwini Sharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-6097)
- Advith Sarikonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7138-4331)
- Ahilan Sivaganesan
- Alexander R. Vaccaro
- Cheritesh Amaravadi
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- Orthopedic Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001433
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55