Regional Variation in Nonoperative Therapy Utilization for Symptomatic Lumbar Stenosis and Spondylolisthesis: A 2-Year Costs Analysis

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Spondylolisthesis 100%
• varespladib methyl 80%
• Pathologic Constriction 61%
• Costs and Cost Analysis 47%
• Prescriptions 24%
• Insurance 19%
• Decompression 19%
• Opioid Analgesics 17%
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents 14%
• Current Procedural Terminology 13%
• Generic Drugs 13%
• Cohort Studies 13%
• Therapeutics 12%
• Drug Prescriptions 11%
• Muscles 11%
• Censuses 10%
• International Classification of Diseases 9%
• Medical Records 7%
• Steroids 7%
• Retrospective Studies 6%
• Databases 5%
• Injections 5%
• Pharmaceutical Preparations 3%