Comparison of implant survivability in primary 1- to 2-level lumbar fusion amongst opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers | Zendy

Rushabh M. Vakharia | Zendy; Chester J. Donnally | Zendy; A. John Rush | Zendy; Ajit M. Vakharia | Zendy; Derek D. Berglund | Zendy; Neil V. Shah | Zendy; Michael Y. Wang | Zendy

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Comparison of implant survivability in primary 1- to 2-level lumbar fusion amongst opioid abusers and non-opioid abusers

Author(s) -

Rushabh M. Vakharia,

Chester J. Donnally,

A. John Rush,

Ajit M. Vakharia,

Derek D. Berglund,

Neil V. Shah,

Michael Y. Wang

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of spine surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2414-469X

pISSN - 2414-4630

DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.07.07

Subject(s) - medicine , pseudarthrosis , opioid , implant , comorbidity , lumbar , current procedural terminology , retrospective cohort study , cohort , odds ratio , surgery , receptor

Primary lumbar fusion (LF) is a treatment option for degenerative disc disease. The literature is limited regarding postoperative complications in opioid abusers undergoing LF. The purpose of this study was to compare 2-year short term implant-related complications, infection rates, 90-day readmission rates, in-hospital length of stay, and cost of care amongst opioid abusers (OAS) and non-opioid abusers (NAS) undergoing primary 1- to 2-level primary lumbar fusion (1-2LF).

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