…related to vertebral compression fractures.2 Although the surgical approach to the vertebral body can be similar to vertebroplasty, vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty) is a different procedural terminology and requires that…

…decompression for severe foraminal stenosis or in the presence of severely diseased facet joints (e.g., “kissing facets”) sometimes involves bilateral extensive facectectomies. Removal of a substantial portion of the…

…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…

…in hip and/or spinal fractures. The annual expenditures for chronic back pain are astounding and exceed $100 billion in the U.S. alone.12 While lumbar spinal structures are important factors…

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…in all sites of service. These services include but are not limited to visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, therapy services, and specified preventive services. As part of the final…

…codes to the list of ASC covered surgical procedures: CPT Code 20936 (Autograft for spine surgery only (includes harvesting the graft); local (eg, ribs, spinous process, or laminar fragments)…

…accurate than established MPFS rates. If CMS is convinced that OPPS rates are automatically more accurate that MPFS values, CMS should also consider OPPS data when it would increase…

…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…

…exits the vertebral body posteriorly via the basivertebral foramen before communicating with the sinuvertebral nerve then the ventral rami of the spinal nerves or by nerves derived from the…

…Electrocore, Flagship Surgical, FlowPharma, Franklin Bioscience, Globus Medical, Innovative Surgical Design, Insight Therapeutics, Nuvasive, Paradigm Spine, Parvizi Surgical Innovations, Prime Surgeons, Progressive Spinal Technologies, Replication Medica, Spine Medica, Spinology,…

…treated with fusion. Additionally, advanced uses of this technology in difficult clinical situations, complication avoidance, and salvage strategies will be discussed in various clinical scenarios. The course will also…