The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Mitchell K. Ng, Leonidas E. Mastrokostas, Paul G. Mastrokostas, Ilan Podolski, Mohamed Said, Rajendra Singh, Pemla Jagtiani, Alexander Kucherina, Masataka Mizuno, Jad Bou Monsef, Arya Varthi, Daniel R. Fassett, Andrew P. Alvarez, Thomas D. Cha, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler, Afshin E. Razi

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DOI: 10.1177/21925682261466191
Published: 2026-07-06
Container: Global Spine Journal
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@article{allodium:10.1177/21925682261466191,
  title = {The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers},
  author = {Mitchell K. Ng and Leonidas E. Mastrokostas and Paul G. Mastrokostas and Ilan Podolski and Mohamed Said and Rajendra Singh and Pemla Jagtiani and Alexander Kucherina and Masataka Mizuno and Jad Bou Monsef and Arya Varthi and Daniel R. Fassett and Andrew P. Alvarez and Thomas D. Cha and Jose A. Canseco and Alan S. Hilibrand and Alexander R. Vaccaro and Gregory D. Schroeder and Christopher K. Kepler and Afshin E. Razi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Global Spine Journal},
  doi = {10.1177/21925682261466191},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682261466191}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers
AU  - Mitchell K. Ng
AU  - Leonidas E. Mastrokostas
AU  - Paul G. Mastrokostas
AU  - Ilan Podolski
AU  - Mohamed Said
AU  - Rajendra Singh
AU  - Pemla Jagtiani
AU  - Alexander Kucherina
AU  - Masataka Mizuno
AU  - Jad Bou Monsef
AU  - Arya Varthi
AU  - Daniel R. Fassett
AU  - Andrew P. Alvarez
AU  - Thomas D. Cha
AU  - Jose A. Canseco
AU  - Alan S. Hilibrand
AU  - Alexander R. Vaccaro
AU  - Gregory D. Schroeder
AU  - Christopher K. Kepler
AU  - Afshin E. Razi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Global Spine Journal
DO  - 10.1177/21925682261466191
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682261466191
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Ng, M. K., Mastrokostas, L. E., Mastrokostas, P. G., Podolski, I., Said, M., Singh, R., Jagtiani, P., Kucherina, A., Mizuno, M., Monsef, J. B., Varthi, A., Fassett, D. R., Alvarez, A. P., Cha, T. D., Canseco, J. A., Hilibrand, A. S., Vaccaro, A. R., Schroeder, G. D., Kepler, C. K., & Razi, A. E. (2026). The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Global Spine Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682261466191

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