Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgery begins with the patient placed in a prone position. A posterior midline incision is made from T1-L4 and ...

A new study led by orthopedic spine surgeon Steven J. Girdler, MD, of DISC Surgery Center, shows that even the most complex spinal fusions--anterior-posterior lumbar interbody fusions (ALIF + PSF, ...

Providence Medical Technology’s Corus navigation access system is now compatible with Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS spine robot platform, according to a Dec. 9 news release. Corus-GLX system is ...

A neurosurgeon says there is a new procedure that has been shown to reduce back pain for patients suffering from spinal stenosis and is considered an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. TOPS, which ...

A study from Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center evaluated 203 outpatient 360-degree lumbar spinal fusions and found strong results in safety, according to a Dec. 5 news release. The ...

Preoperatively receiving epidural steroid injections increases risk of infection after a lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers examined a ...

Providence Medical Technology, Inc., an innovator in solutions for spinal surgery, announces that its CORUS ™ Navigation Access System-GLX ("CORUS-GLX System") is now compatible with Globus Medical's ...

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures are coded 22630 for a lumbar initial interspace arthrodesis, posterior interbody technique, which ...