The Spine Journal
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 552-557 , September 2007

Geographic variation in lumbar fusion for degenerative disorders: 1990 to 2000

  • Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Therapy, DUMC 3907, Suite 050, Duke University, 042 Duke South Clinic Base, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Duke University, Division of Physical Therapy, 042 Duke South Clinic Base, Durham, NC 27710. Tel.: (919) 943-9179; fax: 919-668-3024.
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  • Guilherme Cunha M. Santos, BS

      Affiliations

    • Minas Gerais Federal University, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha - Belo Horizonte - MG, CEP 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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  • Raquel Lima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3704, 2400 Pratt St Ste 2500 Durham, NC 27710 Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3704, 2400 Pratt St Ste 2500 Durham, NC 27710 Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • Danny O. Jacobs, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3077, 3423 Duke North Durham, NC 27710, USA
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  • William Richardson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3704, 2400 Pratt St Ste 2500 Durham, NC 27710 Durham, NC 27710, USA

Received 18 July 2006 ,Accepted 17 September 2006.

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PII: S1529-9430(06)00919-3

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.09.010

The Spine Journal
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 552-557 , September 2007

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