Spinal Surgery News

Surgery – Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome – HLHS – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (5 of 6)

spinalsurgery — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:04 +0000

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a common congenital heart defect that involves an underdeveloped left ventricle. HLHS commonly requires three stages of surgery; at birth, at 3-6 months and at 2-3 years of age. The Norwood procedure and the Fontan operation are done at different stages of development.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Stephanie’s Story – The SCOOTER Store

spinalsurgery — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:59:03 +0000

www.TheScooterStore.com Spinal stenosis made it difficult for Stephanie to stand and walk without pain. She had to modify her life around her illness and was unable to get around on her own. But all of that changed when she got her power chair from The SCOOTER Store. Though Stephanie is portrayed by an actress her story is real.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

What is a Cervical Fusion Procedure?

spinalsurgery — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:03 +0000

Thomas Morrison, MD of Peachtree Neurosurgery in Atlanta thoroughly explains cervical fusion. This helps repair neck and arm pain by fusing one or a few of the cervical discs without loosing much motion.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Smart Lipo/Laser lipo neck

spinalsurgery — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:27:23 +0000

Laser liposuction neck,MPX/Smartlipo/traditional liposuction neck Sherwood Baxt, MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Paramus, NJ www.cosmedical.com 201-265-1300

Interdisciplinary Team Presents Spinal Microdiscectomy

spinalsurgery — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:04 +0000

Join Dean & St. Mary’s Spine Center physicians who will present the procedure and discuss how they minimize patients’ pain and speed recovery. Performing the surgery and providing expert narration, insight and answers to viewer questions will be: neurosurgeons Dr. Richard L. Carter, Dr. Alan Lozier, Dr. Jeff Masciopinto and Dr. Todd Trier and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Kahle. Spinal microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive surgery, done to decompress a painful nerve root by removing disk fragments from a herniated disk, usually in the lower back (lumbar area). Unlike lumbar spine surgery that requires an incision 2 to 5 inches long, microdiscectomy is performed with a microscope through a very small incision (about 1 to 1 ½ inches). The surgery will be webcast for one hour from St. Mary’s Hospital’s brand new, state-of-the-art operating rooms. The Dean & St. Mary’s Spine Center performs more spine surgeries than any other program in southcentral Wisconsin, with an interdisciplinary team of five surgeons, specializing in neurosurgery and orthopedics.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

The Myths and Truths of Endoscopic Laser Spine Surgery

spinalsurgery — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:49:50 +0000

DrTonyMork.com or call 1-949-640-6675. Dr. Tony Mork Discusses some of the benefits and misunderstandings of the laser when performing Endoscopic Laser Spine Surgery.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Aortic valve replacement with Tissue Valve

spinalsurgery — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:03 +0000

Bovine Pericardial valve is more durable than porcine valve. Tissue valve is indicated in patient’s over sixty years of age, Female of reproductive age who wants to carry a baby, where anticoagulant drugs are contra indicated and in presence of infection within the heart itself. This young female patient had her aortic valve replaced by 21 mm Bovine pericrdial valve. Her aortic valve was congenitally abnormal having bicuspid leaflets and was severely stenosed with a peak pressure gradiant of 100mm Hg.The operation and recovery were uneventful. Dr. Md. Rewanul Hoque Bulbul, MBBS, MS, FCPS, FRCS(G), FRCS(Ed) Associate Professor Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Morris Spinal Stenosis and Disc Center: Marie Keller

spinalsurgery — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:15:42 +0000

www.SpinalStenosisandDisc.com Marie came into our office with severe low back and leg pain. Her MRIs showed a disc herniation and large, annular, disc tear. The patient had seen many specialists and had several treatments including epidurals and physical therapy . The Morris Spinal Stenosis and Disc Center has a very successful program for disc problems, like Marie’s, that does not heal from usual procedures. It combines several approaches designed to bring increased blood to the injured disc to make it heal. It is possibly the most successful program for non-healing diseased discs available.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Part 2 – Posterior Hip Resurfacing Surgery – Commentated by Dr. Edwin Su

spinalsurgery — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:04 +0000

Edwin Su, MD is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Please visit www.hipresurfacingnewyork.com for more information.

Gordon’s Story: From Wreckage to Recovery

spinalsurgery — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:43:46 +0000

His face was split in two, his back was broken, his arm was shattered. Just months following a severe car accident, Gordon and his family share his remarkable story of recovery and the care he received from the Cooper Trauma team last year. Through spine surgery, facial reconstruction, and physical and emotional perseverance, Gordon is getting his life back. This is his story…