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A Wall Street Journal investigation tracks heavy use of spine-fusion surgery at U.S. hospitals, some of which have surgeons who receive large royalty payments from medical-device giant Medtronic.

By Laura Dyrda, Becker’s Spine Review Trang H. Nguyen, MD, of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, recently led a study that showed that spinal

Should spine care providers avoid referring patients with workers’ compensation claims for spinal fusion surgery? And, more importantly, should patients simply decline this treatment option if they are offered it?