Hofstetter CP, Hofer AS, Wang MY. Economic impact of minimally invasive lumbar surgery. World J Orthop 2015; 6(2): 190-201 [PMID: 25793159 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i2.190]
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Michael Y Wang, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th St, 1st Floor, Miami, FL 33136, United States. mwang2@med.miami.edu
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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2015; 6(2): 190-201 Published online Mar 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i2.190
Economic impact of minimally invasive lumbar surgery
Christoph P Hofstetter, Anna S Hofer, Michael Y Wang
Christoph P Hofstetter, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, United States
Anna S Hofer, Michael Y Wang, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Michael Y Wang, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12th St, 1st Floor, Miami, FL 33136, United States. mwang2@med.miami.edu
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Received: May 29, 2014 Peer-review started: May 29, 2014 First decision: June 18, 2014 Revised: October 4, 2014 Accepted: October 14, 2014 Article in press: October 16, 2014 Published online: March 18, 2015 Processing time: 294 Days and 7.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy, decompression and short segment fixation result in clinical outcomes similar to traditional open surgery while decreasing the amount of blood loss, local tissue trauma, and length of hospitalization. Overall, there are few studies focusing on the economic impact of minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. There is some evidence that minimally invasive short segment arthrodesis procedures are associated with higher cost effectiveness in acute perioperative period compared to traditional open surgery. Early results of minimally invasive surgical techniques for deformity correction appear promising, however, future studies need to address durability and cost effectiveness of these procedures.
