• Open discectomy vs microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation - a protocol for a pragmatic comparative effectiveness study 

      Sørlie, Andreas; Gulati, Sasha; Giannadakis, Charalampis; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Salvesen, Øyvind; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Solberg, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-02)
      Introduction:<br>Since the introduction of lumbar microdiscectomy in the 1970’s, many studies have attempted to compare the effectiveness of this method with that of standard open discectomy with conflicting results. This observational study is designed to compare the relative effectiveness of microdiscectomy (MD) with open discectomy (OD) for treating lumbar disc herniation, -within a large cohort, ...
    • Surgery for herniated lumbar disc in private vs public hospitals: A pragmatic comparative effectiveness study 

      Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; Salvesen, Øyvind; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Westin, Steinar; Onarheim, Kristian; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Solberg, Tore; Gulati, Sasha (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-04)
      <p><i>Background - </i>There is limited evidence on the comparative performance of private and public healthcare. Our aim was to compare outcomes following surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in private versus public hospitals. <p><i>Methods - </i>Data were obtained from the Norwegian registry for spine surgery. Primary outcome was change in Oswestry disability index (ODI) 1 year after surgery. ...