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

Sandhya Yadav¹, Laura S Gold², Qasim Hassan Zaidi³, Raymond Hwang⁴, Louie Lu⁴, Grace Wang⁵

¹Clinical Research, Hinge Health, Inc., 455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA. sandhya.yadav@hingehealth.com.

²Clinical Learning, Evidence and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

³Signature Medical Group, St. Louis, MO, USA.

⁴Clinical Research, Hinge Health, Inc., 455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA.

⁵Weitzman Institute, Middletown, CT, USA.

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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:…

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