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CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...
The researchers went on to find that Cdk5 and its activator p35 interact with EphA4, and that activation of the latter by ephrin causes an increase in Cdk5 activity, most likely by phosphorylating the ...
The Maui community of Makena led the state with 40 recorded spinal injuries from 2009 to 2017, which includes injuries at the area’s Big Beach, Little Beach and six unspecified locations.
TUCSON- Last week, NBC released a report on the tens of thousands of spinal cord stimulator injury reports filed since 2008. Local neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Christiano is no stranger to the spinal ...
“There's a lot of things I'm not really able to do anymore,” Bouwma said. Bouwma, 27, of Racine, Wis., is part of an alarming rise in the number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets suffering spinal pain.
1 in 10,000 babies worldwide are affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a devastating disease that can cause extreme muscle weakness and paralysis1,2,3 When Layla was born, her mom Desiree star… ...
By Meg Jones - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel November 18, 2012 12:00 AM ...
The number of people getting evacuated from war zones for back pain has been as high as 60 percent of the wounded, said Eugene Carragee, a physician who edited The Spine Journal’s September ...