Health Care Outcomes and Costs Associated With Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgeries in the United States
Using modern real-world data, our descriptive study suggested significant increased health care costs associated with adverse outcomes after cervical and lumbar fusion surgery. Innovative technologies that mitigate the risk of adverse outcomes after spine fusion have the potential to reduce costs postsurgeries.
Authors
- Michelle Ralil da Costa
- C.E. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-7317)
- Daryll C. Dykes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5299-6247)
- Katherine Corso
- Jill W. Ruppenkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8961-9958)
Institutions
- Johnson & Johnson (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001880
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47