Dr. John Shim discusses whether getting a discectomy puts a patient at an increased risk needing spinal fusion surgery in the future.

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Citations:

Castillo H, Chintapalli RTV, Boyajian HH, Cruz SA, Morgan VK, Shi LL, Lee MJ. Lumbar discectomy is associated with higher rates of lumbar fusion. Spine J. 2019 Mar;19(3):487-492. PubMed PMID: 29792995

Martin BI, Mirza SK, Spina N, Spiker WR, Lawrence B, Brodke DS. Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004 to 2015. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Mar 1;44(5):369-376. PubMed PMID: 30074971

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