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SPORT Primary Outcomes

Herniated Disc

"Surgery Vs Non-Operative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial: A Randomized Trial" JAMA 296(20):2441-2450, 2006.

"Surgery Vs Non-Operative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial Observational Cohort" JAMA 296(20):2451-2459, 2006.

Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

"Surgery Vs Non-Operative Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis" NEJM 356(22):2257-2270, 2007.

Spinal Stenosis

"Surgical Vs Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis" NEJM 358(8):794-810, 2008.

Cost-Effectiveness

"The Cost Effectiveness of Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation Over Two Years: Evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial." Spine 33(19):2108-2115, 2008.

"Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with and without Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Cost-Effectiveness after 2 Years" Ann Int Med 149(12):845-853 & W172, 2008.

SPORT Ancillary Publications

SPORT-Related Publications

SPORT is funded in part by The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U01-AR45444-01A1) and the Office of Research on Women's Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center in Musculoskeletal Diseases is funded by NIAMS (P60-AR048094-01A1).

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