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Archive: Aug 2020

    I’ve searched the world to find and use what I consider to be the best anterior spinal reconstruction prosthetics

    This ‘case study’ is a great example of how wonderful prosthetics can be used to reconstruct a neuro-compressive and increasingly painful cervical spine condition. These products are supported by scientific peer-reviewed published studies. This nice man in his late-40s had presented with symptomatic cervical spondylosis. His pre-operative MRI of the cervical spine (the first two […]

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    “Lumbarised S1” – The transitional (potentially mobile) lumbosacral segment and its excellent fixation via “double-ALIF”.

    This man in his 40s, Patient “X”, presented with progressive low back pain and sciatica. The MRI below shows the dark “desiccated” discs (deranged by LOSS of hydration and height, and hence also their normal cushioning function) at “L4/5 and L5/S1” (in red dashed circle), with a forward slip (magenta dashed arrow, below) of his […]

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