By Laura Dyrda
TranS1’s AxiaLIF procedures could save the healthcare system thousands per procedure, according to a new economic analysis.
Scott Parker, MD, director of the Spinal Column Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research Laboratory at Vanderbilt University and Matt McGirt, MD, of Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, jointly authored the economic analysis. Here are five key notes:
1. The AxiaLIF procedure could save $3,500 per procedure when compared with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.