Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data

• Main Authors: Boswell Mark V (Author), Singh Vijay (Author), Pampati Vidyasagar (Author), Manchikanti Laxmaiah (Author), Smith Howard S (Author), Hirsch Joshua A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG-DHHS) issued a report which showed explosive growth and also raised questions of lack of medical necessity and/or indications for facet joint injecti...