Performing A Long Cervical Spinal Fusion with Dr. Pell
Teamwork makes the dream work. First up, back in the OR with Dr. Pell for a long cervical spinal fusion! When performing spine surgery and you're at the edge of…
Surgical OR Theme of the Day: Two
Precision and care in every surgical procedure. The theme of the day is TWO: Two sacroiliac joint fusion surgeries on two different patients A two-level total disc replacement Two lumbar…
Transforming Lives, One Spine Surgery At A Time
Transforming lives, one spine surgery at a time! Back in May, we closed out our week by tackling three SI joint fusions on patients who've all had previous lumbar fusions, a…
Add TLIF to Your Spine Surgery Toolbelt
(Part 4/4) Here's a new acronym to add to your spine surgery toolbelt: TLIF! Let's break this term down as I dive into the last of four cases – a…
Stepping Up To The Plate – The Spinal Plate!
(Part 2/4) Stepping up to the plate today. Not at the diamond. In the OR! Although this patient had a previous spinal fusion, they injured the levels above and below.…
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…
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…
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…
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