Is a 2-staged procedure, including L1-5 Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF) and posterior spinal fusion, with pedicle screw (PS) and cages, medically necessary for a patient with secondary scoliosis, and if so, is inpatient admission medically necessary?

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