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Written by Megan Wood – www.beckersspine.com Hamid Abbasi, MD, presented two studies on Inspired Spine’s Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion at the North American Spine Society Summer Meeting, held in San Diego from July 26 to 28. … READ FULL ARTICLE…
There are several options when it comes to surgical procedures meant to relieve back pain including spinal fusion surgery. Types of spinal fusion surgeries include ALIF, TLIF, PLIX, and XLIF. During a spinal fusion, two or more vertebrae are joined…
Patient one day post op after scoliosis surgery with the OLLIF procedure. As of the next day, her leg pain (radiculopathy) is gone. This was a 3 level fusion that took only 1.5 hours! Minimal blood loss too. Visit https://inspiredspine.com to learn…
Cutting-edge, robot-guided technologies that are used during spinal surgery are changing the way surgeons perform complex procedures. Recent research has shown that the use of robots not only diminish tissue damage and human error but also reduce recovery time. Robotic…
Recently Dr. Abbasi interviewed a patient who is only 6 weeks post-OLLIF. She is ecstatic after the procedure. Her pain went away within just a few days. Her back and leg pain has diminished dramatically. Prior to surgery, she failed…
In the past, for adolescents and children who developed a curvature of the spine during their formative years, bracing and surgery were the only options. But today, alternative treatments for idiopathic scoliosis are available. Vertebral Body Tethering is an exciting…
Scoliosis correction with OLLIF procedure now 4 months post-op. Pain is GONE, and now back to volunteering, playing cards. Before surgery patient was bedridden her pain was so bad! Her surgery only took 1.5 hours and had minimal blood loss.
Mechanical low back pain is a very common musculoskeletal problem. In the United States, it is the third most frequently reported symptom, and about 85% of the population will experience mechanical low back pain that moves at some point during…
Scoliosis is a condition where the spine is rotated and curved sideways. It usually occurs during the growth spurt of puberty. Although there are many causes of scoliosis, such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, most cases of scoliosis have…
Written by Megan Wood – Hamid Abbasi, MD, presented four Inspired Spine studies at the World Congress of Neurosurgery Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Here are four highlights: 1. The first study compared Inspired Spine’s minimally invasive Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody…
