Comparative Analysis of Learning Curve, Complexity, Psychological Stress, and Work Relative Value Units for CPT 62380 Endoscopic Lumbar Spinal Decompression vs Traditional Lumbar Spine Surgeries: A Paired Rasch Survey Study

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski; Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano; Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli; John C. Elfar; Stefan Landgraeber; Joachim Oertel; Stefan Hellinger; Álvaro Dowling; Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho; Max R. F. Ramos; Helton Defino; João Paulo Bergamaschi; Paul Houle; Nicola Montemurro; Christopher Yeung; Marcelo Brito; Douglas P. Beall; Gerd Ivanic; Zhang Xifeng; Zhen-Zhou Li; Hyeun-Sung Kim; Jin-Sung L. Kim; Morgan P. Lorio

doi:10.14444/8594

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8594

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https://doi.org/10.14444/8594

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38677780

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International Journal of Spine Surgery

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2211-4599

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Published online April 27, 2024.

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Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD1,2,3,4,5 ⇑ the Interamerican Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery,
Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, MD6 the Mexican Society of Spinal Surgeons (AMCICO),
Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, MD7,
John C. Elfar, MD8,
Stefan Landgraeber, MD9,
Joachim Oertel, MD10 the International Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery,
Stefan Hellinger, MD11,
Álvaro Dowling, MD12 the Interamerican Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery,
Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, MD, PʜD13,
Max R. F. Ramos, MD, PʜD14,15,
Helton Defino, MD, PʜD16 the Brazilian Spine Society,
João Paulo Bergamaschi, MD17,
Paul Houle, MD18,
Nicola Montemurro, MD, PʜD19,
Christopher Yeung, MD20 the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS),
Marcelo Brito, MD21,
Douglas P. Beall, MD22,
Gerd Ivanic, MD23,
Zhang Xifeng, MD24,
Zhen-Zhou Li, MD25,
Hyeun-Sung Kim, MD, PʜD26,
Jin-Sung L. Kim, MD, PʜD27,28 the Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and
Morgan P. Lorio, MD29 the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery

¹Division Personalized Pain Research and Education, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
²Department of Orthopaedics, Full Professor, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
³Department of Orthopedics at Hospital Universitário Gaffree Guinle, Dr. honoris causa, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
⁴National Academy of Medicine of Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
⁵National Academy of Medicine of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
⁶Star Médica, Veracruz, México
⁷Department of General and Specialized Surgery, Gaffrée e Guinle Universitary Hospital, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁸Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Campus, Tucson, AZ, USA
⁹Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Orthopädie, Homburg, Germany
¹⁰Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Neurosschirurgie Klinikdirektor, Homburg, Germany
¹¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arabellaklinik, Munich, Germany
¹²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
¹³Pain and Spine Minimally Invasive Surgery Service at Gaffree Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
¹⁴Federal University of the Rio de Janeiro State UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
¹⁵Orthopedic Clinics at Gaffrée Guinle University Hospital HUGG,, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
¹⁶Department of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
¹⁷Atualli Spine Care, Sao Paulo, Brazil
¹⁸Cape Cod Healthcare, Boston University School of Medicine, Hyannis, MA, USA
¹⁹Department of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
²⁰Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, AZ, USA
²¹Clínica Articulare, Belem, Brazil
²²Comprehensive Specialty Care, Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA
²³Die Orthopaeden, Graz, Austria
²⁴Department of Orthopedics, First Medical Center, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
²⁵Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
²⁶Spinartus Hospital Chungdam, Seoul, South Korea
²⁷Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
²⁸College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
²⁹Advanced Orthopedics, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA