Peter G Passias, Waleed Ahmad, Pooja Dave, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Jamshaid Mir, Eric O Klineberg, Khaled M Kabeish, Jeffrey L Gum, Breton G Line, Robert Hart, Douglas Burton, Justin S Smith, Christopher P Ames, Christopher I Shaffrey, Frank Schwab, Richard Hostin, Thomas Buell, D Kojo Hamilton, Shay Bess
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cost utility of nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity (ASD). METHODS: Nonoperatively and operatively treated patients who met database criteria for ASD and in whom complete radiographic and health-related quality of life data at baseline and at 2 years were available were included. A cost analysis was completed on the PearlDiver database assessing the average cost of nonoperative treatment prior to surgical intervention based on previously published treatments (NSAIDs, narcotics, muscle relaxants, epidural steroid injections, physical therapy, and chiropractor)...
September 15, 2023: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine