Cervical Myelopathy Pre-Op Scans
Pretty soon you'll be proficient in cervical myelopathy! These pre-op scans are a great example to visually explain how the spinal cord gets compressed or "squished" because you can easily…
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…
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…
Cervical Myelopathy
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…
