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…
Pseudoarthrosis or “False Joint”
Pseudoarthrosis or a "false joint" occurs when the vertebrae fail to fuse together after surgery. In this instance, it caused pain and instability, so we went in to remove the…
Laminectomy and Fusion L4-5 S-1
Although this patient had an L5-S1 laminectomy years ago, they're now experiencing back and leg pain plus stenotic pressure on the spine. To correct this, I performed a laminectomy and…
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
Looking back on a minimally invasive spinal fusion on this beautiful Monday! Let's check out the view and explore how this fusion will provide increased stability to relieve this patient…
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