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Dartmouth University’s Landmark
SPORT study -- SPINAL STENOSIS
´ Spinal stenosis: SPORT.
´ Two-year follow up
´ N=414 for surgical intervention, n=220 for non-surgical intervention
´ QALY gain for spinal stenosis patients was 0.22 and costs per QALY gained
decreased for spinal stenosis from $77,600 at two years to $59,400 at four
years.
´ The study authors include Jon D. Lurie, MD, Gunnar B. Andersson, MD,
Sigurd Berven, MD, James Weinstein, DO, Harry Herkowitz, MD, Todd Albert,
MD, Keith Bridwell, MD, and other non-physician authors.