Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAOOS, CPE When I have a discussion with patients about potential spinal surgery, they often ask “how extensive will the surgery be and how much of my spine will be affected by the procedure?” Generally,
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Jeffrey R. Carlson MD, MBA, CPE, FAOOS Spine surgery is a major procedure which requires thorough preparation to maximize all factors for a successful outcome. I want to offer my insight and practical recommendations to patients preparing for spine surgery
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAOOS Treatment of Non-union The management of non-union in spinal fusion surgery involves a multimodal approach tailored to individual patient characteristics. The following treatment options can be considered: Revision surgery:
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAOOS Spinal fusion surgery is performed to stabilize the spinal column by promoting the fusion of adjacent vertebrae. Successful fusion depends on the formation of a bony bridge between two or more spinal vertebrae,
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Mark W. McFarland, DO A big part of my job as a Spine Surgeon is discerning how much surgery is needed to achieve the goal of pain relief and decompression of spinal nerves from structural spinal issues. The nerve compression
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Jeffrey R Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS In my last article, I discussed how changes in surgical technique, instrumentation, biologics and anesthesia had helped to pave the way for moving spinal fusion surgery from a strictly inpatient setting to an
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAAOS, CPE As a Spine Surgeon, I often must perform cervical spine fusion procedures on my patients who have spinal instability in the neck. These patients may or may not have nerve compression and I
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, CPE, FAAOS Every day, I see patients for arm or leg pain and numbness related to pinched nerves in their spine. These patients all have differing degrees of pain and dysfunction from their back and neck
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Mark W. McFarland, DO Doesn’t everyone have curves in their spine? Absolutely. A normal spine has several shallow alternating curves, which helps it to balance the weight of the head, and evenly distribute the weight of the body in alignment from
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD CPE In the last two articles, I’ve reviewed the reasons why bone fracture can go untreated and what happens to the human body as a result. In this last segment, I will address what can be
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