CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only ...

Compared with 10 healthy controls, the children with SMA had a height of their anterior edge of the vertebrae that was significantly lower from T2 onward (13.7 vs 17.6 mm), and their anterior ...

ZimVie Announces Positive Policy Decision from Anthem for Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering, Expanding Coverage to 30+ Million Lives Published Jul 12, 2022 8:00AM EDT ...

Severe trauma can be responsible for a complete spinal anterior dislocation with a 100% anterior slip of the vertebral body. Three cases of this uncommon lesion are reported. In all the cases, the ...

Spondylolisthesis describes the anterior displacement of a vertebra or the vertebral column in relation to the vertebrae below. It was first described in 1782 by Belgian obstetrician, Dr. Herbinaux.

Aesculap Implant Systems makes available the Hydrolift Vertebral Body Replacement System. ... The system is designed to provide anterior spinal column support even in the absence of fusion for a ...

More information: Daniel G. Hoernschemeyer et al, Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Scoliosis with Growth Remaining, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2020). DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.19.00980 ...

Correct coding of a corpectomy requires knowledge of several factors, including the diagnosis, amount of the vertebral body removed, the region of the spine on which the procedure was performed ...

Use code 63081 for an initial cervical level vertebral corpectomy (vertebral body resection), partial or complete, anterior approach with decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve root(s). Use add-on ...

The Tether™ device now considered “medically necessary” for treatment of pediatric scoliosisWESTMINSTER, Colo., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZimVie Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIMV), a global life ...