Spine

Laminoplasty and laminectomy and fusion are both options to address cervical myelopathy, but their cost-effectiveness varies, according to a study in the Nov. 15 issue of Spine.

SI-Bone received CMS' Transitional Pass-Through payment status for the iFuse Bedrock Granite system, the company said Nov. 5.

Los Angeles-based DOCS Health expanded its minimally invasive spine program and added Arthrex's endoscopic system, according to a Nov. 4 news release.

Providence, R.I.-based Miriam Hospital's spine center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, according to a Nov. 3 report from Providence Business News.

Here are seven spine surgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in October.

Centinel Spine has completed the first U.S. implantation of its Prodisc C Nova cervical total disc replacement product, the fourth design addition to its Prodisc line. 

From technologies to payer systems, many aspects of spine surgery and care that promise benefits could be causing more trouble instead.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons are backing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which was introduced in Congress. 

Radiologists were able to reach "nearly perfect" diagnoses for lumbar spine MRIs if they get patent-reported symptom information, according to an Oct. 29 study in Radiology.

A St. Louis County jury determined there was no negligence by surgeons after a spine patient woke up with paralysis, Missouri Lawyers Media reported Oct. 29.