title: Commentary: Necessary and potentially evil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery*