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Thirty-day readmissions after elective spine surgery for degenerative conditions among US Medicare beneficiaries

Marjorie C. Wang, Mikesh Shivakoti, Rodney Sparapani, Changbin Guo, Purushottam W. Laud, Ann B. Nattinger

The Spine Journal · 2012 · 152 citations · 24 references

Concepts

MedicineOrthopedic SurgerySurgeryOrthopedicsSpine SurgeryDegenerative Spine DiseasePostoperative Orthopedic CareReadmission AnalysisReadmission OutcomesReadmission PreventionPostoperative Readmission PreventionReadmission BurdenReadmission Outcomes MeasurementReadmission RatesReadmission Risk AssessmentSurgical ReadmissionsThirty-day Readmission

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Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +13