title: Quicker fix for back pain. Device speeds healing, but docs crave competition.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hensley
mesh_terms: D018795:Device Approval; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D007902:Length of Stay; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration