ISASS Policy Statement – Lumbar Artificial Disc   Jack Zigler, MD Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX Rolando Garcia, MD, MPH, FAAOS Orthopedic Care Center, Aventura, FL   This paper was originally published here. A PDF version of this Policy Statement can be accessed here.   Purpose The primary goal of this Policy Statement is to...

ISASS Policy Statement – Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Morgan P. Lorio, MD, FACS Neuro-Spine Solutions, Bristol, TN Ralph Rashbaum, MD Texas Back Institute, Plano, TX This paper was originally published here. A PDF version of the Policy Statement is available here. Background The sacroiliac (SI) joints are paired diarthrodial articulations of the sacrum and ilium and...

CBS recently highlighted the fact that spinal fusions are increasingly common procedures and that indications in some cases are controversial. Their highlighting of “surgeons they looked into” presents a frightening picture of alleged abuses, of a procedure that in many cases is clinically indicated with excellent results. The controversy regarding fusion typically relates to its...

ISASS Policy Statement – Cervical Artificial Disc Domagoj Coric, MD Department of Neurosurgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC USA Original Article Published at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14444/1006 A PDF version of the Policy Statement is available here. Introduction by Morgan Lorio, MD, FACS, Chair, ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force The ISASS Task Force reached out to Do...