Three-Level Anterior Discectomy and Fusion
(Part 1/4) Taking a temporary detour from my Friday fitness videos to highlight a different kind of workout: spine surgery. Flexing my spine knowledge as I perform a three-level anterior…
Reducing the Risk of Flatback
Forever grateful for patients with ongoing spine concerns that trust me to perform their surgery. 🙏 When another injury caused significant back pain for a patient that has undergone multiple…
Foot Drop and Nerve Compression
Here's another new medical term for you: foot drop. Foot drop basically means difficulty lifting the front part of your foot, which can happen because of nerve compression in the…
Severe Myelopathy – What Happens If Not Caught?
When a patient came in looking to treat their scoliosis, we found that they had a severe myelopathy, which meant their spinal cord was severely pinched. But what does this…
Correcting Unwanted Spine Curvature
Love your curves...unless it's your spine. Looking at this scan, when you consider the sacrum is parallel to the floor, you can see where that lower vertebrae has a slight…
The History of BAK Cages
Going BAK to the future. From the equine vet industry to spine surgery, BAK cages have an interesting history! Learn more about this interbody cage and how we came to utilize…
Lumbar Disc Replacement Day
Lumbar disc replacement day! CASE ONE A car accident can lead to severe spine and neck injuries. Following his accident, this young patient had an endoscopic discectomy to correct radiculopathy.…
Severe Osteoarthritis and SI Joint Fusion
Some patients are able to have a single surgery while others may need a second or even a third to reduce pain and correct recurrent disc herniations, disc degeneration, and…
Two Sacroiliac Joint Fusions
One of the problems you see with a long spinal fusion is that, although usually quite a few years later, the patient will experience a lot of sacroiliac joint pain and…
Cervical Myelopathy with Compression
For this 67 year old patient with a cervical myelopathy with both anterior and posterior compression and a disc herniation, I'm performing an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Depending on…
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