The Modern Benefits of Same-Day Complex Spine Surgery: DISC Professionals Weigh In

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...
Morningstar

Landmark Clinical Study Published in Spine Demonstrates Superiority of Tissue-Sparing Circumferential Cervical Fusion Over ACDF Alone in Multilevel Cervical Fusion Surgery

Fusion was strictly defined by <2° motion at all levels on flexion-extension radiographs and contiguous bridging bone on thin-slice CT at each level, verified by independent imaging reviewers. At the ...
KTLA

Landmark Clinical Study Demonstrates Superiority of 3-Level Circumferential Cervical Fusion Over Anterior Cervical Fusion Alone

FDA clears CORUS™ PCSS for multilevel circumferential cervical fusion procedures based on results from the prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled FUSE Study PLEASANTON, Calif., July 11, 2024 ...
Becker's ASC

ACDF outpatient surgery cost significantly lower than inpatient: 3 key points

A study published in Neurosurgery found anterior cervical discectomy and fusion costs were significantly lower when performed in outpatient settings. 1. Average costs for ACDF procedures in outpatient ...
Healio

Professional athletes can return-to-sport after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found all professional athletes in football and wrestling who ...
Becker's ASC

Outpatient ACDF cost $39K vs. $47K for inpatient surgery: 5 study findings

Researchers found performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures in the outpatient setting reduced costs while maintaining patient safety standards, according to an Iowa Orthopedic ...
Healio

One- vs two-level ACDF and disc replacement study shows trend of poorer results with two-level fusion

One- vs two-level ACDF and disc replacement study shows trend of poorer results with two-level fusion Patients with one-level ACDFs had a nearly three-fold increase in reoperation rates compared to ...
Tennessean

New procedure improves cervical spine surgery outcomes

For decades, anterior cervical discectomy fusion has been the gold-standard surgery to relieve pain from a herniated disc in the neck, but a new procedure is delivering better outcomes and reducing ...