1. Smith Harvey E
2. Hwang Raymond W
3. Renaldo Nicholas J
4. Carkner Eric
5. Parazin Stephen J

9789350254905

10.5005/jp/books/11549_14

1/e

2012

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1. Tufts University School of Medicine New England Baptist Hospital New England Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Boston, MA, New England Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2. New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA
3. New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA
4. Tufts University School of Medicine New England Baptist Hospital, New England Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery Boston, MA, New England Baptist Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
5. Tufts University School of Medicine; New England Baptist Hospital, New England Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Boston, MA

Spinal disorders, imaging technology, kyphoplasty, disk arthroplasty, premarket approval (PMA), government accountable office (GAO), quality-adjusted life year (QALY), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), stenosis bothersomeness index, neck disability index, value-based analysis, incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER), oligopoly, gainsharing models, new technology add-on payment program (NTAP), diagnosis related group (DRG), neurostimulators, coronary artery bypass surgery, bone morphogenic protein, bare metal stent (BMS)