Dr. J. Patrick Johnson revisits treatment options for spinal fusion and artificial discs during the 2019 4th Annual Spinal Navigation, Emerging Technologies, & Systems Integration Course. In the video, Dr. Johnson discusses options to spinal fusion, advances in artificial discs, when and when not to consider a particular treatment, and the importance of motion preservation.
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Topics include:
Cervical Procedures:
- Laminectomy
- Posterior foraminotomy
- Posterior discectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Disc replacement Laminectomy
Treatment Options to Spinal Fusion:
- Fusion vs. Laminectomy
- Fusion vs. Foraminotomy
- Fusion vs. discetomy
- Fusion vs. ADR
- Fusion vs. ADR/fusion hybrid
Lumbar Procedures:
- Laminectomy
- Laminectomy and foraminotomy
- Discectomy
- Pars fracture repair
- Interspinous spacers
- Facet replacement
- Disc replacement