The indication in lumbar spine surgery varies considerably despite the available evidence. This work explores whether the medical specialty affiliation, emotional involvement and experience may be possible causes of this variance. For this purpose, neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons were interviewed throughout Germany on the basis of patient cases. Our results show clear differences in the indication between the two medical specialties. Experience and emotional involvement have less influence.
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The indication in lumbar spine surgery varies considerably despite the available evidence. This work explores whether the medical specialty affiliation, emotional involvement and experience may be possible causes of this variance. For this purpose, neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons were interviewed throughout Germany on the basis of patient cases. Our results show clear differences in the indication between the two medical specialties. Experience and emotional involvement have less inf...
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