Lifting in the Gym and the OR!
I don't only lift in the gym, I also lift in the OR! For this patient with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 with noticeable modic signs, I performed an interbody posterior fusion…
Cervical Myelopathy: 4-Level Anterior Discectomy and Fusion
Remember: myelopathy is a narrowing in the spinal canal which compresses the cord. This patient with a cervical myelopathy is having difficulty with walking and fine motor movements. Our first…
Savor The Rise Olive Oil Co
If you've never heard of Savor The Rise Olive Oil Co in Lockport, you should definitely check them out! A patient recently gifted me with a beautiful set of face…
Cervical Myelopathy: Snug Spinal Cord
You might want to be snug as a bug but you don't want your spinal cord to be snug. With cervical myelopathy, the spinal cord is compressed which can cause…
Combined Interbody and Posterior Fusion
Although this patient had a previous laminectomy, you can see now where the disc is collapsed at L3-4 and herniated at L4-5. To amend this, I'm going to perform a…
Minimally Invasive Fusions
It's a wonderful feeling when a patient you treated decades ago trusts you to perform a second surgery. 20 years ago I operated on this patient and performed an L3-L5 spinal…
Total Disc Replacement over Spinal Fusion
Hello disc replacement fans! Today we're tackling a total disc replacement at C4-5 and C5-6 for a patient in their 50s with a vigorous lifestyle that did not want a spinal…
Workout Wednesday: Lifting More Than My Spirits
Lifting more than my spirits today. To all my fitness enthusiasts, I'm pulling for ya! Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or…
Interbody Fusion Device
It can be hard to understand the difference between incisions 10 years ago and incisions today. 10 years ago, this patient had a laminectomy with a cut that was 8"…
Two-Level Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Degenerative disc disease, disc herniations, left side radiculopathy, lower back pain...you hate to see it but the spine is a complex structure and these things happen. To help this patient,…
