Surgery Articles

Lumbar Spinal Fusion Alternatives: Review of Emerging Spinal Technologies

X STOP Interspinous Process Decompression Versus Laminectomy for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Economic Analysis (.pdf) New!

X STOP Interspinous Process Decompression Versus Laminectomy for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (.pdf) New!

The NeXt Stop: One small metal invention saves time and money while fixing a common back ailment of the elderly New!

Migratory Intrathecal Bullet: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Total Disc Replacement Complications and Strategies for Revision New!

X STOP Interspinous Implant for Lumbar Spinal Decompression - Brussels International Spine Symposium New!

FlexiCore® Intervertebral Disc Clinical Trial New!

Total Disc Replacement — "Wave Of The Future" New!

Total Disc Replacement — St. Mary's Experience New!

The X STOP Interspinous Process Distraction System (IPD) New!

The X-Stop Interspinous Process Distraction for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis under Local Anesthesia New!

Bone Grafts and Implants New!

Instrumented Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Fusion New!

Anatomic Position of a Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Predicts the Outcome of Lumbar Discectomy New!

High Lumbar Disc Degeneration Incidence and Etiology New!

Clinical Efficacy of Spinal Instrumentation in Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease New!

Occult Infections Causing Persistent Low-Back Pain New!

Fusion Rate and Disc Height in Interbody Cage Fusions New!

Psychological Correlates of Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery Outcome

Postoperative Hospitalization Time

Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Cervical Spinal Surgery

Microsurgical Discectomy

Your Spinal Column

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Part 1
Background and Diagnostic Alternatives.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Part 2
The Lesions That Cause the Pain.

Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine Disease

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Arachnoiditis and Syringomyelia
For back care practitioners.

Complications of Spine Surgery
General overview of possible problems associated with spinal surgery by an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon.

Laparascopic Spinal Surgery
A Spine Surgeon reviews the role, technique and efficacy of this new way to perform spine surgeries. Includes video clips.

Chemonucleolysis
Review article by an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon on one of the least invasive techniques.

Calcified Lumbar Disc Herniations
An article for Spine specialists by Orthopedic Spine Surgeons.

Minimally Invasive Balloon-Assisted Retroperitoneal Approach to the Anterior Spine
An article for spine surgeons by a vascular surgeon.

Spine Surgery for the Next Millennium
For everyone.

The Myth of Solid Posterior Lateral Fusion
For surgeons.

Blocks

Selective Spinal Injections New!

Diagnostic Spinal Blocks New!

Epidural Blocks
Blocks are injection techniques to treat and evaluate some spinal problems. This is a general overview of the most common block procedures by a Spine doctor who has done thousands.

Cervical Epidural Corticosteroid Injection in Degenerative Disease
A conservative intervention for severe neck problems. This article is written for specialists by Anesthesiologists and Spine Surgeons.

Docs On The Edge

Repetitive Stress Injury and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Laser Therapy New!
For health care practioners.

Spine Surgery for the Next Millennium New!

Endoscopy for Lumbar Spine Disease New!
For everyone.

Laparascopic Spinal Surgery
A Spine Surgeon reviews the role, technique and efficacy of this new way to perform spine surgeries. Includes video clips.

Prospective Study on Gadopentetate Dimegumine as an Intradiscal Contrast Agent
An esoteric article of interest to superspecialists by Spine Surgeons and Neuroradiologists.

Minimally Invasive Balloon-Assisted Retroperitoneal Approach to the Anterior Spine
An Article for Spine Surgeons by a Vascular Surgeon.

Unusual Clinical Features in Multi-level Disc Degeneration in the Second and Third Decades, Associated Structural Abnormalities
Superspecialist oriented article by an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon about an unfortunate subgroup of degenerative disc disease patitents.