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Pedicle Subtraction osteotomy with removal of Harrington Rod for this 40 yo woman from South Carolina who broke her fusion mass

Today we helped straighten up Julie, a  40 yo woman who actually fractured her fusion mass at junction between her old Harrington Rod fusion and her extension fusion. She had developed a large hump on her back and trouble standing up straight, as well as progressive pain. Right before her surgery, this Julie’s young son […]

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Anterior posterior complex spine reconstruction went well.

My friend and former patient Steve from coast sent me this 59 yo woman sp previous posterior instrumentation and fusion w plif's done elsewhere. She has painful paeudarthrosis w loose screws. I fixed her anteriorly removing the plif cages and putting in alif cages w bmp.Posteriorly, took out unilateral hardware, and reinstrumentrd bilaterally L4-iliac wing […]

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