Case Study: Total Disc Replacement Over Fusion
A case study a day keeps the doctor happy. (You thought I'd say away, didn't you? 😉) All joking aside, for eligible surgery candidates, I prefer total disc replacement over…
A case study a day keeps the doctor happy. (You thought I'd say away, didn't you? 😉) All joking aside, for eligible surgery candidates, I prefer total disc replacement over…
After nearly 40 years of learning the latest and greatest in spine surgery procedures, my advice to spine surgeons everywhere: learn endoscopy. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give…
When arthroscopes first arrived in Buffalo in 1981, a lot of seasoned spine surgeons didn't think they would stick. I'm calling it now: Endoscopy is the future of spine surgery.…
Olympic athletes are a cut above, but one gold medalist that might not make it to Paris? Tennis extraordinaire and two-time men's singles Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray, who recently underwent…
Just like acapella groups work in harmony, so do Dr. Pell and I! (CAPicotto. PELL. 😉) For this anterior scoliosis case where our patient was suffering from a degenerative collapsing…
Two cervical surgeries on the docket, an anterior and a posterior! Our first patient suffers from a herniation causing occipital headaches. (Which can actually feel worse than any neck pain.)…
Cuteness overload on a Monday morning! Check out these a-doe-rable visitors that have greeted me over the past few days. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD…
Here in Buffalo, everyone has an opinion on pizza toppings. From traditional cheese pizza to sophisticated lemon, onion, and taleggio, to calabrian chili paste-infused sauce with sundried tomatoes, burrata, basil,…
Jump into the OR at Amherst Surgery Center for an inside look at an endoscopic decompression discectomy. Watch til the end for a glimpse of an actual piece of disc…
(Part 3/3) Being on call as a spine surgeon can be rough, especially when you have to choose between personal life experiences and the OR. After my divorce, my son came to live with me;…