Towards standardized measurement of adverse events in spine surgery: conceptual model and pilot evaluation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Independent of efficacy, information on safety of surgical procedures is essential for informed choices. We seek to develop standardized methodology for describing the safety of spinal operations and apply these methods to study lumb...

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Main Authors: Deyo Richard A, Mirza Sohail K, Heagerty Patrick J, Turner Judith A, Lee Lorri A, Goodkin Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/53