title: Spine costs: a bigger problem than joints.
authors.affiliation: Mendenhall Associates, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000191:economics*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000191:economics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States