Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Triple fusion neck surgery, or three-level cervical fusion, is a major surgical procedure that addresses certain neck issues. It involves fusing multiple vertebrae in the cervical spine, eliminating ...

The surgeon removes disc material and cartilage in the area above and below the area where the fusion will be performed. There are many companion codes to these procedures, as detailed below. Cervical ...

ATLANTA, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MiRus has received New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the EUROPA® Posterior Cervical System, based ...