Links to information about spine surgery: In the News : FDA orthopedic panel: PMA application for spine stabilization system ‘not approvable’ Panelists reviewed data for Zimmer’s Dynesys device, which has already been used in 40,000 cases worldwide. November 4, 2009
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion Dr. Pashman agrees with the conclusions rendered by Medicare in these articles: . CMS: Lumbar Disc Replacement Is Not Reasonable and Necessary For Populations Older Than 60 Years , May 29, 2007
CMS Proposes To Deny Medicare Coverage for Johnson & Johnson Artificial Spinal Disk, Feb 17, 2006 Outcome of Lumbar Arthrodesis in Patients Sixty-five Years of Age or Older