What is a better value for your time ? Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus cervical disc arthroplasty

Conclusions: Median RVUs-per-minute increased by 0.119 points for ACDF over CDA, or $257.7/h for each additional-hour of surgery. Adjusted 30-day outcomes were similar between procedures. Reimbursement for CDA does not appear to be in line with ACDF and may be a barrier to widespread usage.

Source: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine - September 14, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Austen David Katz Junho Song Daniel Bowles Terence Ng Eric Neufeld Sayyida Hasan Dean Perfetti Nipun Sodhi David Essig Jeff Silber Sohrab Virk Source Type: research