Aladdin DEH, Tangel V, Lui B, et al. - In order to determine the correlation between race and inpatient postoperative complications following lumbar spinal fusion surgery, researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of hospitalization and discharge records of 267,976 patient who underwent lumbar spine surgery using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's State Inpatient Databases for California, Florida, New York, Maryland, and Kentucky from 2007 through 2014. Per findings, black patients, vs white patients, more frequently experienced postoperative complications, had longer postoperative lengths of stay, higher total hospital charges, and increased odds of 30- and 90-day readmissions following lumbar spinal fusion surgery.