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CPT copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The American Medical Association implemented a new Category III CPT code to specifically describe sacroiliac joint arthrodesis performed with minimally invasive…

Four orthopedic and neurospine surgeons will discuss a new minimally invasive non-fusion procedure approved for outpatient ambulatory surgery centers for patients with spinal stenosis in an upcoming free webinar titled "coflex: The New MIS Non-Fusion Solution for Spinal Stenosis Approved…

The National Center for Sports Safety, a non-profit foundation founded by orthopedic surgeon Larry Lemak, MD, has announced a partnership with the University of Georgia in Athens, which will focus on research of athletic injuries and the care of athletes.

Michael Ciccotti, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful arthroscopic knee surgery on the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, according to a report by The Morning Call.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, July 11, 2013.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Joe Ollayos and Debbie Hall will give a presentation titled "How Should Administrators, Medical Directors and DONs be Paid?"

Here four spine surgeons weigh in on the future of biologics in spine.

Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA, is a professor of orthopedics and chairman of the department of orthopedics at the West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. He is the director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a…

Medical Director of UnitedHealthcare in Colorado William Mandell, DO, JD, recently spoke with the Society of Ambulatory Spine Surgery about outpatient spine care.

The percentage increase in deaths due to a prescription painkiller overdose in women was 400 percent between 1999 and 2010, according to a Vital Signs report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.