Spinal fusion surgery use among adults with low back pain enrolled in a digital musculoskeletal program: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare 12-month spinal fusion surgery rates in the setting of low back pain among digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program participants versus a comparison cohort who only received usual care.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study with propensity score matched comparison cohort using commercial medical claims data representing over 100 million commercially insured lives.

Methods

All study subjects experienced low back pain between January 2020 and December 2021. Digital MSK participants enrolled in the digital MSK low back program between January 2020 and December 2021. Non-participants had low back pain related physical therapy (PT) between January 2020 and December 2021. Digital MSK participants were matched to non-participants with similar demographic

SUBMITTER: Yadav S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11225358 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature