On the day that June Ogawa underwent minimally invasive spinal surgery, she went home and walked for an hour. Gone was the pain and numbness that had stemmed from spinal stenosis, or narrowing. “Now I feel so free,” she said. Ogawa and another patient, Robin DiGeorgio, talk with Drs. Virany Huynh Hillard and Trent Tredway, neurosurgeons at the University of Washington Medical Center. Spine models, diagnostic images, and surgical footage complement the discussions. (Series: Talk Medicine)
On the day that June Ogawa underwent minimally invasive spinal surgery, she went home and walked for an hour. Gone was the pain and numbness that had stemmed from spinal stenosis, or narrowing....
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New Minimally Invasive Procedure for Treating Major Symptoms of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Kyphon Inc. (Nasdaq:KYPH) today announced that ... all » Dr. Michael Marks, orthopaedic...
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