Is intraoperative CT of posterior cervical spine instrumentation cost-effective and does it reduce complications?

Hecht, Andrew C

Is intraoperative CT of posterior cervical spine instrumentation cost-effective and does it reduce complications? [electronic resource] - Clinical orthopaedics and related research Apr 2011 - 1035-41 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1528-1132

10.1007/s11999-010-1603-2 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Screws
Cervical Vertebrae--diagnostic imaging
Child
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decompression, Surgical--adverse effects
Female
Hospital Costs
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Incidence
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Intraoperative Care--economics
Male
Medicare--economics
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications--economics
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Cord Diseases--diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fusion--adverse effects
Spondylosis--diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed--economics
Treatment Outcome
United States
Young Adult