Two-Level Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Degenerative disc disease, disc herniations, left side radiculopathy, lower back pain...you hate to see it but the spine is a complex structure and these things happen. To help this patient,…
Discectomy: Can We Leave The Spinal Plate In Place?
This patient has been with me for a few years and has a C3-C6 fusion. Now, they have a disc herniation at C6-7, which is causing kyphosis – an excessive…
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
Numbness and tingling in the legs combined with lower back pain is usually a sign of a problem. In this case, it turned out to be a herniated disc at…
Revised Spinal Fusion Surgery
In this video, my patient had a previous spinal fusion at C6-C7 that didn't completely heal, in addition to a disc herniation at C5-C6. In this revised spinal fusion, I…
Spine Surgery: Trial Neurostimulator
Let me show you a case where a patient who had a spinal fusion a number of years ago, later developed chronic pain. I implanted a temporary neurostimulator for a…
Spinal Fusion Post-Op (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) A picture is worth a thousand words but I'll try to keep it brief. 😉 Check out these images to see the segments we went through for a…
Spinal Fusion Pre-Op (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) Eliminating back pain isn't always a one way street. Although this patient had a lumbar endoscopy roughly a year ago, they later experienced sciatica, and then lower back…
Incorrect Spinal Plate Placement
Again, spine plate placement is important for long-term support and stability. This patient underwent a previous fusion surgery and now has a plate that is a little too high, along…
Pseudarthrosis: An Unsuccessful Spinal Fusion
It's unfortunate when a patient comes to see me for back pain, and I find that they have pseudarthrosis – when two or more bones do not successfully fuse together.…
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) For our second sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion, this patient has severe osteoarthritis of the SI joint. Today we're starting on the right joint and in a month, we'll…
