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 ...

Advanced model was successful at reducing spending for outpatient procedures for patients receiving back and neck except ...

A report from Morgan and Morgan Law Firm says that a Fayette County jury awarded a 59-year-old man a $1.5 million verdict after he was injured at a Lexington Walmart in 2021.

UNC Health Pardee is set to open Pardee NeuroSpine Associates, a specialized spine practice in Brevard, N.C. The practice will specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the ...

Types of spinal decompression surgery Laminectomy is the removal in one or more vertebrae of the lamina (bony roof over the spinal canal). This decompresses both sides (left and right) of the canal.

An international research team from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and from Buenos Aires and Washington D.C. has identified ...

Roentgenograms of the cervical spine (Fig. 4) revealed multiple congenital abnormalities. There was a large bony bridge between the 2nd and 3d cervical vertebras, projecting into the pharynx.

The cervix is the opening of the uterus, and cervical cancer means malignant cells are found in tissues there. In the United States, it's one of the most common cancers, with around 13,000 new cases a ...

Learn how neck traction (cervical traction) relieves pain, its types, benefits, risks, and what to know before starting this treatment for cervical spine issues.

We present a novel deep learning method for fully automated detection and classification of the Cervical Vertebrae Maturation (CVM) stages. The deep convolutional neural network consists of three ...

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Learn more about spinal fusion, a surgical procedure that fuses together two or more vertebrae in the spine to reduce motion between the vertebrae.