Will Insurance Cover Neck Surgery Implants? Spine Societies Speak Out

Leading spine societies have issued a powerful new consensus statement urging insurers to reimburse for interbody devices in ...
Medscape

Comparison of Inpatient vs. Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Case Series

The trend towards ambulatory surgery for procedures previously limited to the inpatient setting is well established. [6,7,8,9,10,11] Trends in spinal surgery towards less invasive approaches and ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

When to consider surgery for neck or back pain, experts weigh in

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Local doctors are advising patients to carefully evaluate their options before opting for surgery to address neck or back pain. Dr. William McClellan, a spine surgeon at OrthoCincy ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Breakthrough neck surgery offers lasting relief for chronic pain sufferers

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A new surgical procedure is providing hope for those suffering from chronic neck pain. The anterior cervical discectomy fusion (ACDF) is a breakthrough operation that promises ...
News Medical

Posterior foraminotomy shows comparable results to anterior discectomy for cervical radiculopathy

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...