title: Evidence-based Recommendations for Spine Surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University and The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA†Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada‡Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL§Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA¶British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada||Departments of Surgery and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada**Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Srinivas K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Alpesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
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: D000818:Animals; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*