Jeff A. is typical of the many patients who come to NJ Spine & Orthopedic after being told that disc-fusion surgery is their only option for the pain and other problems caused by a herniated cervical ...

Usually the first step is conservative treatment. Patients who have radicular symptoms but who do not have weakness or myelopathy can be treated conservatively. Conservative treatment can include ...

For decades, anterior cervical discectomy fusion has been the gold-standard surgery to relieve pain from a herniated disc in the neck, but a new procedure is delivering better outcomes and reducing ...

WEST CHESTER, PA — Centinel Spine®, LLC has achieved a significant milestone, announcing the completion of its 10,000th U.S. procedure using the Match-the-Disc™ prodisc® Cervical Total Disc ...

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 ...

The FDA recently approved the Medtronic Prestige LP Cervical System for treating degenerative disc disease at two adjacent vertebral levels (between C3 and C7). The device is said to be Medtronic’s ...

Beginning July 1, 2021, CMS will require prior authorization for cervical fusion with disc removal as well as implanted spinal neurostimulators. The strategy aims to ensure Medicare patients receive ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company with a spine and orthopedics focus, today announced the first patient implant in a U.S. Food ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally ...

CMS released the 2018 proposed rule for hospital outpatient departments and proposed adding three procedures to the ASC payable list; the agency is seeking comment on whether three others can be added ...