Transforaminal Endoscopy
For this patient with degenerative collapsing scoliosis and years of back, leg, and sciatica pain, I aimed to provide relief without resorting to a spinal fusion. (Per the patient's request.)…
Ultra Minimally Invasive Fusion Surgery (Endoscopic Fusion) (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) Spine surgery requires precision, especially in ultra minimally invasive (endoscopic) procedures because of how small the incision is. Let's put a working tube in and use our endoscope…
Ultra Minimally Invasive Fusion Surgery (Endoscopic Fusion) (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) I always try to refer to endoscopic surgery as "ultra minimally invasive." By using smaller instruments and better optics, I can use an even smaller incision to limit…
Nerve Root Pain?
Nerve root pain as the result of a damaged or compressed nerve can cause a variety of symptoms such sharp pain in your back/arms/legs, numbness, increased sensitivity, or muscle weakness.…
Spine Surgery: Herniated or Torn Disc
When you have a herniated or torn disc, as this patient does, the pain doesn't always limit itself to the spinal region. Pain can radiate and spread down into your…
Grateful to the Catholic Health System for my Patient Experience Award
In this season of gratitude, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for being honored by the Catholic Health System for Patient Experience. Out of 3,200 doctors,…
An Extruded Disc Herniation Case
Have you heard of an extruded disc herniation? Let's explore this spine surgery case and how I treated my patient to alleviate their pain. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give…
Endoscopic Discectomy/Decompression
Here we go again...another interesting spine surgery! This patient had a laminectomy years ago but recently began to experience acute pain that became unrelenting. Take a look at this endoscopic…
Spine Surgery: Collapsing Scoliosis (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) I am always a big proponent of minimally invasive spine surgery when applicable. Once again I teamed up with Dr Pell, this time to treat a patient with…
Spine Surgery: Collapsing Scoliosis (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) Spine surgery is interesting because each surgery is unique to the patient. In this case, my patient had collapsing scoliosis where the discs actually collapsed onto a previous…
