Independent Predictors of Revision Lumbar Fusion Outcomes and the Impact of Spine Surgeon Variability: Does It Matter Whether the Primary Surgeon Revises?
Thiago Scharth MontenegroAkash SinghChristopher EliaCaio M MatiasGlenn A GonzalezFadi Al SaieghLucas PhilippEllina HattarKevin HinesUmma FatemaSara ThalheimerChengyuan WuSrinivas K PrasadJack JalloJoshua E HellerAshwini SharanJames HarropPublished in: Neurosurgery (2021)
All revision lumbar spinal fusion approaches may not achieve the same outcomes. This analysis suggests that revision surgeries may have better outcomes when performed by a different surgeon.