Treating Recurrent Disc Herniations
Bye-bye back pain, hello summer fun! No one wants to see their disc herniation return, especially when it's accompanied by back pain and severe leg pain. When repeat discectomies become…
Recurrent Disc Herniation at L3-4
This patient with a recurrent disc herniation at L3-4 has had two previous endoscopic discectomies. Instead of a third discectomy with a chance of recurrence, this time we'll perform a…
3-Level Spinal Fusion
Let's set the stage for this 3-Level Spinal Fusion! Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or fill out the form below to…
Thoracic Spinal Fusion
Spine terminology time! KYPHOSIS, or roundback, is a disorder where an excessive curvature of the spine results in an abnormal rounding of the upper back. The THORACIC SPINE is the…
Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Every so often I come across a spinal fusion patient where it doesn't properly heal. Because the screw is now anchored to the bone, I'll perform a minimally invasive sacroiliac…
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…
Lifting in the Gym and the OR!
I don't only lift in the gym, I also lift in the OR! For this patient with spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 with noticeable modic signs, I performed an interbody posterior fusion…
Combined Interbody and Posterior Fusion
Although this patient had a previous laminectomy, you can see now where the disc is collapsed at L3-4 and herniated at L4-5. To amend this, I'm going to perform a…
Minimally Invasive Fusions
It's a wonderful feeling when a patient you treated decades ago trusts you to perform a second surgery. 20 years ago I operated on this patient and performed an L3-L5 spinal…
Total Disc Replacement over Spinal Fusion
Hello disc replacement fans! Today we're tackling a total disc replacement at C4-5 and C5-6 for a patient in their 50s with a vigorous lifestyle that did not want a spinal…
