Spine Surgery

Results presented here showed use of closed incision negative pressure therapy in spine surgery may reduce the incidence of reoperation for surgical site infections or noninfectious wound complications.

Stryker has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Q guidance system, an advanced planning and intraoperative guidance system for use during spinal surgery, according to a company release.

CHICAGO — Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis procedural costs were significantly lower when a high-volume surgeon performed the surgery, according to research presented here.

The FDA proposed to classify spinal spheres for use in intervertebral fusion procedures into class III assignment.

For patients with degenerative spine disease, minimally invasive lumbar fusion was associated with increased odds of short-term satisfaction and lower Oswestry Disability Index compared with open fusion, according to published results.

Although high ratings of patient care and experience can be achieved through both virtual and in-patient visits, results showed patients undergoing spine surgery favored in-person care, particularly for first-time appointments.

Telehealth visits may yield accurate surgical plans prior to in-person evaluation among patients undergoing spine surgery, according to results presented at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.

The short answer to this question is “yes,” but orthopedic medicine is a complex, multifaceted collection of physicians, ancillary health care staff, hospitals, equipment manufacturers, insurance companies and government stakeholders, to name a few. So the manner in which the transition of orthopedics to a predominantly outpatient surgical subspecialty will impact health care economics is likely to unfold during the next several years.

December 2020 saw CMS finalize a proposal to eliminate the inpatient only list in a 3-year transitional period, which allowed about 300 primarily musculoskeletal-related services to be performed in the hospital outpatient setting.

During the past decade, lateral lumbar interbody fusion has increasingly gained popularity as a minimally invasive surgical approach.