For decades, spinal fusion was a familiar answer for degenerative disease requiring stabilization. That starting point is beginning to shift. Recent Becker’s reporting shows cervical disc replacement ...

Spine surgeons told Becker’s that insurers are increasingly asking for the exact graft and implant names planned for surgery before approving some spinal fusions, on top of level-by-level coding, ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...