Variation in Reported Safety of Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Influence of Industrial Sponsorship and...

Spine Fenton, Joshua J. MD, MPH, et al. - To quantify variability in undesirable outcomes among studies of lumbar interbody fusion using stand-alone cage devices, and to determine whether author conflicts of interest contribute to variability...Conclusion: We quantified substantial unexplained variation in reported complication rates of undesirable outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion with stand-alone cage devices. Authors with potential conflicts of interest, however, reported significantly lower rates of nonunion Read article: http://www.mdlinx.com/OrthoLinx/xml-article.cfm/1780840.

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