ReviewSpine2014
Setting the equation: establishing value in spine care.
Review in Spine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion enhanced the recovery of patients with the lumbar degenerative disease compared with the conventional posterior procedures: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of pedicle screw angle on stress distribution in lumbar spine fixation: an optimization approach based on finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Savings Associated With Bundled Payments for Outpatient Spine Surgery Among Medicare Beneficiaries.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
- Modelling Stakeholder Valuation: An Example Using the Surgical Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.Cureus · 2021Article
- Validating the Transformation of PROMIS-GH to EQ-5D in Adult Spine Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Using minimally invasive techniques adds to the value equation for select patients.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2019Review
- CORR InsightsClinical orthopaedics and related research · 2017Article
- Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Observational
- Effectiveness of Operative and Nonoperative Care for Adult Spinal Deformity: Systematic Review of the Literature.Global spine journal · 2017Article
- Cost-utility of cognitive behavioral therapy for low back pain from the commercial payer perspective.Spine · 2015Article
- Advanced Multi-Axis Spine Testing: Clinical Relevance and Research Recommendations.International journal of spine surgery · 2015Article
- Trends in the use of patient-reported outcome instruments in neurosurgical adult thoracolumbar deformity and degenerative disease literature.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
STUDY
designTopic review.
objectiveDescribe value measurement in spine care and discuss the motivation for, methods for, and limitations of such measurement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Spinal disorders are common and are an important cause of pain and disability. Numerous complementary and competing treatment strategies are used to treat spinal disorders, and the costs of these treatments is substantial and continue to rise despite clear evidence of improved health status as a result of these expenditures.
methodsThe authors present the economic and legislative imperatives forcing the assessment of value in spine care. The definition of value in health care and methods to measure value specifically in spine care are presented. Limitations to the utility of value judgments and caveats to their use are presented.
resultsExamples of value calculations in spine care are presented and critiqued. Methods to improve and broaden the measurement of value across spine care are suggested, and the role of prospective registries in measuring value is discussed.
conclusionValue can be measured in spine care through the use of appropriate economic measures and patient-reported outcomes measures. Value must be interpreted in light of the perspective of the assessor, the duration of the assessment period, the degree of appropriate risk stratification, and the relative value of treatment alternatives.
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