Q: Can you give me any information regarding chondroplasty? My husband is looking for an alternative to knee replacement.A: The term chondroplasty refers to procedures or operations that attempt ...

The guidelines that refer to physician and coding staff associated with CPT code 29880 and 29881 changed when chondroplasty is performed with a meniscectomy, meaning the change for 2012 is with the ...

“It’s important to note that for Medicare, if chondroplasty is the only procedure you perform, you would just report the 29877 without the G code,” says Ms. Gatchel. “The G code is only used to ...

An arthroscope is inserted into the knee and large chondral defects are trimmed from the weight-bearing surfaces of the femoral condyles, using instruments such as a blunt hook or an electric shaver.

Karl-Anthony Towns’ knee patellar tendinopathy is very common among basketball players and most often treated conservatively with physical therapy. But it can also be debilitating and lead to ...

Portland announced that Badji underwent arthroscopic patellar chondroplasty and debridement surgery on his left knee Monday and is expected to miss at least eight weeks.. Badji signed a two-way ...

A chondroplasty is a surgical procedure to repair cartilage in a joint. Okeke’s knee soreness caused him to miss the Magic’s past 14 games and is the latest health setback for the 16th player ...