Study design: To evaluate the role of single stage decompression with anterior interbody fusion with posterior instrumentation and deformity correction of tuberculous kyphosis of the dorso-lumbar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgery to reduce or eliminate chronic pain in the neck and back due to a problem with the discs. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is an ...

MEMPHIS, TENN. - October 21, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) announced the U.S. launch of the DIVERGENCE(TM) Anterior Cervical Fusion System for the treatment of single-level cervical disc disease today ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of the 15 patients who underwent anterior decompression, 60% could not walk preoperatively. Anterior ...

Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery.

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the cervical spine. While this procedure has been present in hospitals for some ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with 2-level symptomatic cervical disc degeneration fare better in terms of future secondary surgeries when their discs are replaced rather than fused, a new study shows. "We ...

DUBLIN and CHICAGO - October 15, 2015 - Medtronic plc (MDT) today announced favorable seven-year data maintaining improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction for the Prestige LP(TM) Cervical ...

Here are six common spine procedures by CPT code and their national average Medicare payments. 1. CPT 22856 (Total disc arthroscopy (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy to ...