Abstract
Spine care is at the center of the national effort to reduce healthcare costs and move toward a value-based healthcare system [ [1] Porter ME What is value in health care?. N Engl J Med. 2010; 363: 2477-2481 Crossref PubMed Scopus (2822) Google Scholar , [2] Rihn JA Currier BL Phillips FM Glassman SD Albert TJ Defining the value of spine care. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013; 21: 419-426 PubMed Google Scholar ]. Low back pain, most commonly arising from degenerative conditions, accounts for the most years lived with disability worldwide, while neck pain accounts for the fourth most [ [3] Murray CJ Lopez AD Measuring the global burden of disease. N Engl J Med. 2013; 369: 448-457 Crossref PubMed Scopus (1083) Google Scholar ].
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