Anterior neck surgery allows for a very meaningful and complete surgical decompression of a compromised spinal cord and nerve roots. Limitations of this technique, however, exist in terms of its potential to achieve a successful fusion, loss of alignment and bone graft donor site morbidity. Recent advances in techniques under utilization of cages and improved plate designs have shown encouraging improvements in patient outcomes. (Series: Treatment of Cervical Spine Disorders)
A variety of arthritic disorders may cause the lower cervical spine to become susceptible to progressive collapse and deformity. Dr. Jens R. Chapman, professor of orthopaedic and neurological...
Certain arthritic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, often manifests at the junction of the skull to the neck, as well as its upper two motion segments. Dr. Virany Hillard, assistant...
The upper cervical spine with its two bone segments is the most complicated and vulnerable region of the human spinal column, making it a target for a number of arthritic disorders. Dr. Randy...
The identification of cervical spine injuries can pose prohibitive problems to the treating physician due to the complexity of injuries, patient comorbidities and patient volumes. Improved...
Our increasingly aging population is inherently afflicted with a rising incidence of systemic ailments, such as tumor disease, inflammatory diseases and osteoporosis. In this lecture, doctors...
Surgical management of scoliosis has undergone dramatic changes over a 50year period. Starting with relatively simple posterior systems such as the Harrington and Luque rods, it evolved to concepts...
Current strategies to counter spinal cord injury revolve around prevention through education, streamlined diagnostic process, and early decompression and stabilization of the traumatized spinal...
Starting from very humble, largely manipulative non-operative beginnings, spinal deformity surgery has risen to making positively life-changing differences possible, even in the most severely...
Attempts to avoid fusion surgery, the intentional stiffening of formerly mobile lumbar motion segments, are under way as developments in less invasive procedures emerge. Dr. John Devine, Lt. Col....
Laser eye surgery allows many people to enjoy life without glasses. At UW Medical Center's Refractive Surgery Center, Dr. Tueng T. Shen and her University of Washington team offer the latest form...
