For specific causes of back pain, spinal surgery provides a good value over long-term follow-up, compared to nonsurgical treatment, concludes a report in the November 15th issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. In patients meeting well-defined diagnostic criteria for spinal disorders, estimates of cost-effectiveness at four years' follow-up are more favorable than at two years...
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