Christian Yelich was in good spirits after undergoing a microdiscectomy, a procedure designed to alleviate pain and nerve issues in the patient's back. He did not, however, want to dig too deeply into ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy may be a good alternative to open microdiscectomy for ...

Background: Spinal surgery is increasingly being done in the outpatient setting. We reviewed our experience with inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with ...

Hollywood, Fla.-based The Less Exposure Surgery Specialists Institute spine surgeon Kingsley Chin, MD, completed a three level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion case in an hour and five minutes, ...

– Percutaneous lumbar discectomy procedures are coded 62287, which is for a decompression done by any method/technique. That code is billed once (for single or multiple levels), regardless of the ...

Sciatica surgeries help reduce pressure on the nerve roots in your spine. There are different types of sciatica surgery available, including disk replacement surgery and spinal fusion. Sciatica ...

DePuy Synthes today announced the launch of CONCORDE™ Clear MIS Discectomy Device, a surgical solution designed to simplify discectomy in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. Now available in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover athlete health and performance across multiple sports. In what can only be described as surprising news, the New York ...

Laminectomy and discectomy are two of the most common surgeries for spinal conditions, each with distinct purposes and recovery paths. A recent University of Michigan study found that anticoagulants ...

Justin Thomas announced he recently had a successful microdiscectomy surgery on his Instagram page Friday evening. The minimally invasive surgery came after Thomas conducted an MRI due to some nagging ...