Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
Life is scary enough without severe back pain haunting you. In this case, my patient had a previously fractured L5 vertebrae that, due to adjacent segment degeneration, now needs fusion…
Life is scary enough without severe back pain haunting you. In this case, my patient had a previously fractured L5 vertebrae that, due to adjacent segment degeneration, now needs fusion…
On a recent video about a 3 level fusion, I received a comment from @mro53 asking about multi level fusion surgery. Here's my answer! Struggling with chronic back or neck…
Between your vertebrae are discs that act as shock absorbers and prevent the bones from rubbing together. In this case, the patient has a recurrent disc herniation that is pinching…
Spent some time cleaning out my home office and found...a stool sample?! Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or fill out the…
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…
(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…
(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!…
(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…
(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: 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…