Surgeons in some areas are more likely to recommend surgery for low back problems and those differences in "surgeon enthusiasm" are a major factor driving regional variations in spinal surgery rates, suggests a study in the March 14 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.....

'Surgeon Enthusiasm' Helps Explains Regional Variations In Low Back Surgery (click here for the full article at Medical News Today)