Reoperation rates for the two groups, however, were statistically similar.
Shivandad P. Lad, MD, PhD of Duke University in Durham, NC, and his colleagues conducted the study using relevant Medicaid data.
The retrospective study considered patients with at least two years of postoperative data logged.
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