Category: Outpatient Spine

Inspan merged with Sacrix to form Insrix, a new spine device company, effective July 1.

There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.

Here are eight outpatient spine developments Becker’s has reported on since May 6:

Vail-Summit (Colo.) Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery will be the first adopters of Accelus’ minimally-invasive surgery robot that helps with pedicle screw placement during lumbar spine fixation procedures, according to an Accelus news release July 14.

Alaska is the most expensive state in the U.S. to undergo carpal tunnel surgery, according to Sidecar Health’s care calculator.

There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.

Spine procedures like total joint replacements are increasingly moving to the outpatient setting, with ASCs on the forefront of the transition.

There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.

Xenco Medical launched its Multilevel CerviKit for outpatient spine surgery.

As spine surgeries increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are keeping an eye on new technologies changing the way these procedures are performed.