An Interesting Endoscopic Discectomy
Let me walk you through this interesting case to amend residual stenosis post fusion surgery and relieve sciatica symptoms. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD…
Correcting A Fractured Vertebrae & Spinal Instrumentation (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) When I say "cage" what do you picture? See what an actual expandable spinal cage looks like as Dr. Pell and I work to help straighten and decompress…
Correcting A Fractured Vertebrae & Spinal Instrumentation (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) Working with Dr. Pell to help a client with scoliosis and a fractured vertebrae whose spine pulled out of its spinal instrumentation. Fortunately, this patient is neurologically intact!…
O-Arm Imagery (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) Out with the old, in with the new. Let me show you some intraoperative scans to give you a better sense of where and how I utilized implants…
O-Arm Imagery (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) In this case, a previous spine surgeon performed a fusion but the screws were misimplanted. I brought the patient in to revise their TLIF and perform an additional…
Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical Myelopathy: For this patient, a large herniation caused a pinch in the spinal cord and stenosis. See how I used "distraction" to relieve the nerves! Struggling with chronic back or…
Intralaminar Endoscopic Discectomy (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) Be prepared to hear the phrase "endoscopic" a lot more often in terms of minimally invasive spine surgery. Join me for an inside look at this first intralaminar endoscopic…
Intralaminar Endoscopic Discectomy (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) Just like with golf, you have to set up your "shot" in endoscopic spine surgery because targeting is essential. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William…
Insurance Pre-authorization in Spine Surgery
As a spine surgeon I strive to provide my patients with the smoothest journey from their initial consultation to the operating room. Unfortunately, sometimes insurance makes us take a detour.…
Spine Surgery to Treat Spondylolisthesis and Disc Herniation
Every surgery is different because every patient is different. Not every patient is automatically a candidate for every spine procedure. For this case, my patient was not a candidate for…
