4-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion
This patient has advanced cervical spondylolisthesis – where one vertebrae slips forward out of alignment onto another – resulting in horrible neck pain and headaches. Check out this before and…
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…
Treating Spondylolisthesis (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) 3D spins allow me to get a complete view of the spine to confirm a surgery has been completed as intended. For this patient suffering from spondylolisthesis and…
Treating Spondylolisthesis (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) While I may mention spinal conditions like "herniated disc" or "stenosis" more often, "spondylolisthesis" is a common spinal disorder. In this specific instance, my patient had a vertebrae…
Spine Surgery to Treat Spondylolisthesis and Disc Herniation
Every surgery is different because every patient is different. Not every patient is automatically a candidate for every spine procedure. For this case, my patient was not a candidate for…
Spondylolisthesis: To Fuse or Not To Fuse?
Can you say "Spondylolisthesis" five times fast? It's a complicated way of saying a vertebrae has slipped onto the bone below it. When it comes to spine surgery and Spondylolisthesis,…
