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From: Screening patients requiring secondary lumbar surgery for degenerative lumbar spine diseases: a nationwide sample cohort study

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The comparison of interim costs and surgical costs based on diagnosis. Excluding patients of lumbar spinal stenosis with spondylolisthesis (LSS with SPL), secondary surgery costs of S-group were higher than initial surgery costs of NS-group. In all diagnosis, secondary surgery group (S-group) spent higher interim costs compared to non-secondary surgery group (NS-group).

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