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June 8th, 2010 | 
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Dr Sajan Hedge is expert spine surgeon from India. He is well known for revision spine surgeries, cervical disk replacement, lumbar surgery & more. wockhardt hospitals, Apollo Hospital, Keywords: degenerative disc disease , prestige artificial disc , artificial cervical disc, herniated disc, cervical fusion , disc replacement, spinal discectomy, prestige cervical disc , herniated nucleus pulposus, spine surgery to preserve motion, replacing cervical disc
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Tags: apollo hospital, discectomy, lumbar surgery, spine fusion | 
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Doctor Kares Hospital- India’s First Hospital to perform Ozone Discectomy for Slipped Disc
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A minimally invasive treatment being offered that has dramatic results on patients suffering from chronic back pain.
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Tags: back, Boston, disc, discectomy, General, health, herniated, Hospital, Massachusetts, pain, percutaneous, sciatic, treatment |
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OR-Live.com webcast January 24, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST From Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Cervical disc replacement surgery would most typically be done for patients with cervical disc herniations that have not responded to non-surgical treatment options and are significantly affecting the individuals’ quality of life and ability to function.
An artificial disc surgery may be done instead of an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. The advantages of the artificial cervical disc replacement include:
Maintaining normal neck motion
Eliminating the need for a bone graft
Early postoperative neck motion
Faster return to normal activity
The indications for a cervical disc replacement include symptomatic cervical disc, which may be causing arm pain, arm weakness or numbness with some degree of neck pain.
The standard surgical procedure for a disc replacement is an anterior (from the front) approach to the cervical spine. The affected disc is completely removed including any disc fragments or bone spurs. The disc space is prepared to relieve pressure on the nerves and the artificial disc device is implanted. The patient typically can go home within 24 to 48 hours with minimal activity limitations.
Jorge Isaza, MD will perform cervical disc replacement for this webcast. Dr. Isaza is a graduate of Universidad del Valle Hospital in South America. He completed his fellowship and residency at Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics.
Fraser Landreneau, MD, will join Dr. Isaza as the moderator during this webcast. Dr. Landreneau will take viewers through the cervical disc replacement by explaining the process and answering questions from the viewing audience.
Dr. Landreneau earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical center in Shreveport. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and completed his fellowship at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery in Western Australia.
Our Lady of the Lake is the largest private medical center in Louisiana, with more than 700 licensed beds and a 12-parish service area. In a given year Our Lady of the Lake treats approximately 35,000 patients in the hospital and serves over 300,000 persons through outpatient locations with the assistance of almost 1,000 physicians and 4,000 team members.
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Tags: artificial, back, cervical, disc, discectomy, neck, orthopaedics, pain, spine, surgery, webcast |
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Anne started experiencing pain shooting down her neck to her left shoulder and arm. Eventually the pain prevented her from walking her dogs which kept her in shape, she had trouble sleeping, and was loosing the function of her left arm.
Anne went to her primary care physician which recommended she get an MRI of her neck. The MRI demonstrated a very large C5-6 herniated disc. Her physician referred her to a specialist: Dr. Hamada. Dr. Hamada showed Anne exactly where her pain was coming from and explained how they were going to fix the problem. Anne was a little uneasy about how Dr. Hamada was going to use an anterior approach (front of the neck) but Dr. Hamada explained that This procedure is done through a small incision in the front of the neck resulting in minimal trauma to the neck tissues. This approach allows for minimal spinal nerve or cord traction and thus a quicker recovery period. Often a spinal fusion is done by placing a small piece of cadaver bone in between the two vertebrae. Occasionally, if the surgery involves more than one disc level or there is significant spinal cord compression, the we may need to place a small plate on the anterior cervical vertebrae in order to give further spinal stability. Because bone fusion takes time to grow, you will need to be in a cervical collar or brace for several weeks to allow complete recovery.
Anne underwent a anterior cervical discectomy and instrumented (plate & screws) anterior fusion in April of 2005. Anne said, When I woke up, the pain was completely gone. Anne said she could do everything she wanted to do right after surgery as long as she wore a neck brace while her bones were fusing. Learn more at: www.HamadaMD.com
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Tags: anterior, back, cervical, compression, disc, discectomy, fusion, health, herniated, invasive, minimally, neck, orthopaedic, pain, patient, spinal, surgeon, surgery, testimonial, vertebrae |
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