title: Evidence-based recommendations for spine surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada †Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University and the Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA ‡Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL §Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA ¶British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ‖Departments of Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and **Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: Alpesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Srinivas K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mulpuri
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Whang
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*