A new analysis revealed that Medicare spent roughly $2 billion over three years on unnecessary back surgeries for older adults. This alarming figure comes from research conducted by the nonpartisan ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a ...

Farjoodi says the need for a laminectomy usually comes back to four key factors ... In some cases, the surgery is minimally invasive, meaning your surgeon will make a tiny incision and use ...

Hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. over three years, ...

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Spinal fusion and laminectomy procedures were deemed overused for patients ... Here is how the top 16 U.S. News & World Report hospitals in 2024-25 stack up for back surgery overuse: ...

New Hampshire and Arkansas were found to have the highest rates of unnecessary spinal fusions and/or laminectomies and vertebroplasties, respectively, according ...

There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy, and the anterior ...