Pseudoarthrosis describes what happens when a spinal fusion is unsuccessful. Being a smoker dramatically increases your risk of pseudoarthrosis. Some spine surgeons will not even operate on smokers (not taking into account those cases in which one’s life would be in danger without this surgery). Smoking can decrease the rate of fusion by a [...]
The ultimate goal of a spinal fusion is to reduce pain and improve function and decompress nerves and/or the spinal cord. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), spinal fusion is essentially a welding process. The idea is to join neighboring, painful vertebrae together and, with time, allow them to fuse into [...]
Long-time team captain of the New York Mets, David Wright, is considered to be a candidate for the exclusive list of those players with retired jerseys. Wright, whose 14-year career was cut short by spinal stenosis, could join former Mets players Keith Hernandez (17), Mike Piazza (31), Jerry Koosman (36), and Tom Seaver (41) [...]
In research published in volume 14 of the Journal of Pain Research, researchers at The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University evaluated the early clinical outcomes of the full-endoscopic posterior lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-PLIF) technique with epidural anesthesia (EA) for single-segment lumbar degenerative diseases. They found that Endo-PLIF with EA is a feasible and [...]
According to research published in August of 2021 in the Journal of Neurosurgery, decompression with fusion compared to decompression alone is a better option for patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis. In a randomized controlled trial including 84 patients who were randomly assigned to one of two groups, primary outcome parameters were scores on the Roland Disability [...]
The SAGICO Team is looking forward to attending the 2021 NASS Annual Meeting. The North American Spine Society (NASS) 36th Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from September 29 until October 2. NASS is an organization focused on the promotion of evidence-based and ethical spine care. With 8,000 members, NASS is the [...]
The SAGICO Team is looking forward to attending the 2021 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting will be held virtually from August 21 until August 25. From AANS.org: “Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific [...]
The SAGICO Team is looking forward to attending the 2021 AAOS Annual Meeting. This year, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting will be held in San Diego, California from August 31 until September 3. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting is the world’s largest meeting of orthopaedic surgeons, researchers [...]
The SAGICO Team is looking forward to attending the 2021 AAPM Annual Meeting. The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting will be held in Columbus, Ohio from July 25 until July 29. According to AAPM.org, “AAPM is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization devoted to the discipline of physics in [...]
The SAGICO Team is looking forward to attending the 2020 NASS Annual Meeting. The North American Spine Society (NASS) 35th Annual Meeting will be held virtually from October 7 until October 10. NASS is an organization focused on the promotion of evidence-based and ethical spine care. With 8,000 members, NASS is the largest organization [...]
