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…Extracavitary Approach for Extradural Exploration/Decompression, and Excision, Anterior or Anterolateral Approach, Intraspinal Lesion subsections in the Nervous System/Spine and Spinal Cord Section of CPT. The Panel also approved the…

…is reported with American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes 64628 and 64629. 64628: Thermal destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve, including all imaging guidance; first 2 vertebral bodies,…

Avelino Parajón, MD Avelino Parajón is Head of the Spine Section at the Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid Spain; and the Team Chair of…

…total disc (Humboldt University/Charité, Berlin, Germany – co-inventor Prof. Dr. Kurt Schellnack). 1984 first patents. 1989 habilitation treatise “The functional intervertebral disc prosthesis SB Charité – development of the…

…of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, metal-on-metal, and alternative bearing total disc replacements. Semin Spine Surg 2012;24:57-70. Lakshmanan P, Purushothaman B, Dvorak V, et al. Sagittal endplate morphology of the…

…CMS’ Proposed Rule, Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2014. ISASS is an international,…

…the 2012 Chinese Orthopaedic Association Congress and World Orthopaedic Alliance (COA 2013 Web). Medical knowledge, professionalism and non-technical as well as technical skills must be taught in orthopedic training….

Thanks to all who participated in the surgical preauthorization survey we sent out in the fall. The response was overwhelming and underscores the importance of this issue in all…

…retrolisthesis, coronal and/or sagittal plane deformity, and presence of osteophytes and facet cysts. Therefore, there is not a single surgical intervention that addresses all pathological variations of spinal stenosis,…

…the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The proposed rules seek to provide greater certainty for healthcare providers participating in value-based arrangements and providing coordinated care for patients. The proposals would ease…

News and noteworthy information for November 2017: ISASS Advocacy NCCI Edits – Cage & Instrumentation Coding CMS Issues 2018 Final Physician Fee Schedule CMS Issues 2018 Final Hospital Outpatient…