Study Assesses Outcomes in Spinal Surgeries Performed in 2002
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)Approximately 4.6 million Americans will need back surgery at some point in their lives, and neurosurgeons currently perform more spine procedures than any other procedure type. Neurosurgeons recently studied blinded outcome assessments in 622 of 847 patients treated in calendar year 2002.