Here are five key notes:
1. The featured article discusses the importance of joint decoritcation when performing sacroiliac joint fusion.
2. Around 20 percent of all chronic low back pain derives from the sacroiliac joint.
3. CMS gave minimally invasive SI joint fusion a Category 1 CPT code beginning in January 2015.
4. Low back pain is the second most common cause of disability among adults in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5. Zyga Technology recently achieved the CE Mark for the Glyder Facet Restoration Device.
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