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Surgery for degenerative lumbar scoliosis: the development of appropriateness criteria.
The authors sought to evaluate the appropriateness of surgery for degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS), including identifying clinical characteristics that influence when surgery is inappropriate, appropriate, or necessary, and which procedures are preferable. They concluded that defining the appropriateness of surgery for patients with DLS will be useful to improve evidence-based clinical decision making as well as the consistency and quality of care for these patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS017954.
Citation: Chen PG, Daubs MD, Berven S .
Surgery for degenerative lumbar scoliosis: the development of appropriateness criteria.
Spine 2016 May;41(10):910-8. doi: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001392.
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Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Evidence-Based Practice, Surgery