Observational Study of the Downstream Consequences of Inappropriate MRI of the Lumbar Spine
Josephine Jacobs, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, Roger Chou, Derek Boothroyd, Jeanie Lo, Andrea Nevedal, Paul G. Barnett
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLow back painVeterans AffairsMagnetic resonance imagingPropensity score matchingRetrospective cohort studyMedical prescriptionPhysical therapyLumbarHealth careObservational studyBack painEmergency medicineConfoundingEmergency departmentOpioidRadiologySurgeryInternal medicinePsychiatryAlternative medicineEconomicsEconomic growthPharmacologyPathologyReceptorSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationOpioid Use Disorder Treatment