title: [Cost-effectiveness in lumbar spinal fusion].
abstract: This article summarizes the current level of evidence for cost-effectiveness in lumbar spinal fusion. Several economic evaluations have recently been conducted alongside randomized controlled trials, but choices of populations and comparators are diverse. Overall, cost-effectiveness depends on clinical outcomes, but there is some evidence that the best technology leads to extra-hospital cost-savings. The optimal technique, therefore, remains a clinical research question.
authors.affiliation: Aalborg Universitet, Institut for Erhvervsstudier. rs@rikkesogaard.dk
authors.forename: Rikke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Søgaard
authors.forename: Finn Bjarke
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Christensen