Tapping into controversial back surgeries

Noted: We shared these statistics with Dr. Daniel Resnick, Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He said they raise serious concerns, and suggest that while the majority of spine surgeons are careful about recommending fusions, some may be “operating outside of the generally agreed upon (based on common practice and literature supported guidelines) parameters.”