title: Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a balancing act.
abstract: Chen E, Tong KB, Laouri M. Surgical treatment patterns among Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine J 2010;10:588-594 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, FM Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA. deyor@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deyo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*