…Editor, International Journal of Spine Surgery (IJSS) Editorial Board, Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques Foreign Correspondent, Coluna (Portuguese language Spine Journal) Orthopedic Section Editor, The Journal of Spinal…

…after Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Fusion Presenting Author: Ankur Narain Sponsored by Tom Errico, MD Kostiuk Innovation Award #581: Principal Radiographic Characteristics for Cervical Spinal Deformity: A Health-related Quality…

…paraspinal abscesses. Patients on hemodialysis often require operative treatment for spinal infection, due to the difficulty of eradicating these infections with antibiotics alone. Inability to achieve appropriate microbiological identification…

…periodically in order to optimize clinical outcomes. Apart from technical skills, communication skills, correct attitudes towards patients, and the ability to understand indications are paramount. Also, an ethical framework…

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…devastating effects of LBP in aboriginal population of Australia8 and Hoy et al. reported that 20% of villagers in rural Tibet have substantial functional disability due to low back…

…ideas in the clinical and basic sciences related to spine surgery to enhance patient care. Overall, we are very concerned with the proposal to cap payment rates for over…

…mesh) with integral anterior instrumentation for device anchoring (eg, screws, flanges) when performed to intervertebral disc space in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis, each interspace 22854 Insertion of intervertebral biomechanical…

…fascial incision) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)); CPT Code 20938 (Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); structural, biocortical or tricortical (through separate…

…disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, single interspace; cervical 22864, Removal of total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, single interspace; cervical 22865, Removal of total disc arthroplasty (artificial…

…Nevada Medical Center (Sparks) Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Reno) New Jersey Overlook Medical Center (Summit) New York Albany Medical Center Hospital (Albany) Hospital for Special Surgery (New York…

…lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorder M48.00 Spinal stenosis, site unspecified M48.05 Spinal stenosis, thoracolumbar region M48.06 Spinal stenosis, lumbar region M48.07 Spinal stenosis, lumbosacral region M48.08 Spinal stenosis, sacral and…