Health Care Costs After Lumbar Fusion and Disk Replacement for Diskogenic Pain
Patients who underwent lumbar fusion and LDR had similar postoperative management costs. The shorter recovery periods associated with LDR may not necessarily translate into reduced long-term health care expenditure. [<i>Orthopedics</i>. 2025;48(2):117-120.].
Authors
- Raymond Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6508-3148)
- Ruijia Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2485-0192)
- Hannah Travers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-6466)
- David C. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-1280)
- Darren Z. Nin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-863X)
- David H. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4829-5103)
- Ya–Wen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3149-9871)
Institutions
- Chestnut Hill College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopedics
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20250123-01
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00