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Awake Spinal Fusion Blog
August 10, 2022
Minimally Invasive TLIF: Today’s Procedure, Conveniences, & Technology
Today, minimally invasive spine surgery — also known as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — is more affordable and usually more convenient than open surgical...
August 4, 2022
Spinal Stenosis Surgery: The Good News, Details, & the Facts
When it comes to the spine, “stenosis” means narrowing or constriction of the spinal canal, which contains the spinal cord and nerves. Thankfully, your lower...
July 28, 2022
How a Herniated Disc Develops and What You Can Do About It
When a herniated disc occurs, one of the cushions (discs) between the vertebrae (bones) of your spine swells. Here are the basic facts: The nucleus...
July 23, 2022
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy: Basics, Procedure, & Recovery
A lumbar discectomy is a surgical marvel. Your surgeon will remove a herniated or degenerative disc in your lower spine that’s pressing on a nerve,...
July 22, 2022
Dr. Ahmer Ghori performs 1st awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine implant
The first awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine’s VariLift-LX interbody implant has been completed, the company said in a July 21 news release. The minimally...
July 18, 2022
The Facts Behind Chronic Low-Back Pain: Spinal Decompression vs. Surgery
Did you know that 72.3 million U.S. adults — or 28 percent of the adult population nationwide — suffer from chronic low back pain (CLBP)...
