Dr. Matthew Squire answers the question: 'Debridement/Lavage For Rheumatoid?' — -- Question: What is debridement or lavage (via arthroscopic surgery) and when is it best used to treat pain ...

The topic of performing arthroscopic debridement of the knee as a treatment for osteoarthritis has been a sensitive one for several years now, particularly since the paper by J. Bruce Moseley, MD, and ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid intends to issue a national noncoverage determination for arthroscopic lavage for patients with knee osteoarthritis, as well as for arthroscopic debridement for ...

July 11, 2002 — Arthroscopic knee lavage or debridement was no better than placebo surgery in a randomized controlled trial described in the July 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "The ...

In order to find out exactly what Victor Cruz had done today, we reached out to Dr. James Gladstone, the co-chief of sports medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. After hearing me mispronounce both ...

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will undergo surgery on his left knee on Sept. 28 and be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Injury Update: Lonzo Ball will undergo an ...

Examples of primary procedures include but are not limited to arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs, arthroscopic debridements (the debridement would be performed on an area separate/distinct and ...

For example, while CPT 29822 normally bundles into CPT code 29824 (Arthroscopic, shoulder, surgical, distal claviculectomy), both may be reported if the limited debridement is performed on other areas ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Spring training begins next week, but the Philadelphia Phillies will be down an outfielder in Clearwater, Florida. The Phillies said Friday that outfielder Brandon Marsh had ...

Objectives To assess the rates and secular trends of different joint arthroscopies—shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle—in Finland between 1997 and 2016. Design Retrospective nationwide ...

The Chicago Bulls will be without their spark plug off the bench for a little while longer. Following DeMar DeRozan leaving Monday’s game against the Celtics with a right quadriceps strain, the Bulls ...