Open AccessCost-effectiveness of a Bone-anchored Annular Closure Device Versus Conventional Lumbar Discectomy in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniations
Author(s) -
Jared D. Ament,
Bart Thaçi,
Zhuo Yang,
Edwin Kulubya,
Wellington K. Hsu,
Gerrit J. Bouma,
Kee D. Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
spine (philadelphia, pa. 1976)/spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 254
eISSN - 1528-1159
pISSN - 0362-2436
DOI - 10.1097/brs.0000000000002746
Subject(s) - medicine , discectomy , intervertebral disc displacement , lumbar , diskectomy , surgery , intervertebral disk , lumbar vertebrae , lumbar spine , intervertebral disc
Cost-utility analysis of an annular closure device (ACD) based on data from a prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a novel ACD in a patient population at high risk for recurrent herniation following discectomy.