XLIF Corpectomy

When many people think of scoliosis, they often think of younger children. After all, many of us probably underwent a scoliosis screening during our grade school years. Scoliosis, however, doesn’t just affect children and adolescents. Adult-onset scoliosis, sometimes known as degenerative scoliosis, can be a part of the aging process. Unlike childhood scoliosis, this is […]

There are many causes of lower back pain. For some, conservative treatments like resting the area, medications, and physical therapy provide relief. Some back conditions, however, require a more aggressive approach to provide lasting stability to damaged spinal structures. When your lower back pain isn’t responding to conservative treatments, spinal fusion surgery may be the […]

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We often think of our spine as operating as a collective unit. But, your backbone actually consists of 24 moveable joints. These joints are formed by the meeting (or articulation) of two vertebrae. Under normal circumstances, we don’t notice the parts that make up the whole. That is, we don’t notice the individual vertebrae that make up our spine. But, when we’re in pain? We tend to feel everything.

The patient was a 51-year-old male, who had a history of alcoholism. The man had collapsed while having a seizure and found himself unable to walk after his fall. When Dr. Frazier examined the patient’s lumbar spine, the man reported experiencing severe pain. It was this lower back pain--coupled with leg weakness--that were making it impossible for the patient to walk.

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