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AANS National Neurosurgical Statistics Report - 1999 Procedural Statistics

Number of Top Reported Procedures Performed in 1999 by Specialty

Type of Procedures Performed	Total Procedures Performed
Spine	533,839
Cranial Procedures	220,065
CSF Shunting	39,675
Peripheral Nerve	33,973
Pain-Functional	15,516
Extracranial Cerebrovascular	8,436
Catheter/Endovascular	1,432 +
Total	852,936
The survey respondents' self-reported trends in surgical procedures are as follows: 40% of all respondents reported that they performed more surgeries in 1999 than the previous year; 24% reported a decrease in surgical procedures performed; 37% reported that the number of surgical procedures remained the same in 1999 as compared to 1998.

Note: Figures and percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Figures and percentages may not add up to 100% due to incomplete reported information. + Projections based from means = or < 2.5.