Health

Facet utilization up from 2000 to 2006, plateaued to 2012

(HealthDay)—Bundling of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for facet injections with image guidance and limiting billing to a maximum of three levels, implemented in 2010, correlated with a large decrease in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Intra-articular, systemic steroids beneficial in back pain

(HealthDay)—Intra-articular injection of steroids is slightly better than intramuscular injection for the treatment of facet joint syndrome, although both are effective, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue ...

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ProDisc-C device doesn't change facet joint pressures

(HealthDay)—Local facet joint contact pressures are not significantly altered during sagittal bending after the implantation of a ProDisc-C device at the C5 to C6 level in cadaveric human cervical spines, according to a ...