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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Nov 1;31(23):2707–2714. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000248132.15231.fe

Table 2.

Associations (R2) Between the Supply of Surgeons (1999) and Rates of Surgery (1998–99)

Lumbar discectomy/laminectomy Lumbar fusion
Orthopedic surgeons 0.01 0.03
Neurosurgeons 0.03 0.00