The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 961-971, November 2010

SWISSspine—a nationwide health technology assessment registry for balloon kyphoplasty: methodology and first results

  • Peter Diel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland
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  • Wolfgang Reuss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Emin Aghayev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland. Tel.: (31) 631-5940; fax: (31) 631-5931.
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  • Patrick Moulin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil, Guido A. Zäch Strasse 1, 6207 Nottwil, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Christoph Röder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Evaluative Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland
    • Spine Service Inselspital Bern, University Hospital, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014 Bern, Switzerland
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  • SWISSspine Registry Group

Received 7 April 2009; received in revised form 14 July 2009; accepted 26 August 2009. published online 12 October 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: none.

PII: S1529-9430(09)00840-7

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.08.452

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 11 , Pages 961-971, November 2010

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