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Dr. Alok Sharan
March 28, 2024

Opioid-Free Spine Surgery: Embracing a New Era

Is Back Surgery Safe? First, Get Acquainted with Your Spine…
August 19, 2022

Is Back Surgery Safe? First, Get Acquainted with Your Spine…

What’s the risk of having back surgery? Given today’s methods and technologies, it’s actually a safe procedure. As long as it’s done properly, the risks...
Minimally Invasive TLIF: Today’s Procedure, Conveniences, & Technology
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...
Spinal Stenosis Surgery: The Good News, Details, & the Facts
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...
How a Herniated Disc Develops and What You Can Do About It
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...
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy: Basics, Procedure, & Recovery
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,...
Dr. Ahmer Ghori performs 1st awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine implant
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...
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