Amazing Back Surgery Success Story – Herniated Discs

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:33:03 +0000

Louie has an extremely dangerous job dealing with all aspects of port/dock operations. In June of 2001, he turned his head and neck very quickly and experienced sudden and extreme pain in his neck and in both arms. He was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with extreme herniation of his cervical discs. The disc was protruding into the spinal cord 9mm; to put this in perspective, the diameter of your cervical spinal cord is approximately 10mm. The hospital put him in traction for 9 days with a morphine pump for the excruciating pain. Louie said he even considered taking his own life at times as the pain was so unbearable.

Many doctors told him that he would likely end up quadriplegic or a paraplegic. Louie did not like these prognoses and continued searching for a doctor he could believe in. He endured months of conservative care with injections and medications without relief before he found Dr. Hamada. Dr. Hamada told Louie that once we relieve the pressure off the spine the pain would go away. He said the surgery would be done through an anterior (front) approach, rather than disrupting many muscles and ligaments by accessing the discs from the poster (back). Louie said The message that he conveyed to me was one of certainty, that he could and would fix me. Louie decided to believe in Dr. Hamada. Louie underwent an anterior cervical discectomy at C6-7 with instrumented fusion and bone graft and after surgery, he awoke from the anesthesia with his family friends all around and he realized that his pain was gone and he could move his legs and arms and at that point, Louie said, I cried tears of joy – he was so thankful he knew he would be fine. He walked to his car after 3 days in the hospital and eventually went back to work and his life.

Learn more at: www.HamadaMD.com

Duration : 0:8:57

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Cervical Disc Cage Fusion (pre-2000 News Clip)

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:12:31 +0000

Cages have been used since 1992 to help fuse lumbar vertebra. Interbody cage fusion uses a hollow threaded titanium or carbon fiber cylinder to fuse two vertebrae together. The diseased disk is removed and two interbody cages are placed in the opening where the diseased disk has been removed. The cages are filled with bone graft. The bone grows through the holes in the cages fusing the vertebrae.

How does it work? The fusion cage component maintains the spacing and temporarily stabilizes the diseased region of the spine, while the InFUSE™ Bone Graft component is used to form bone which would permanently stabilize (fuse) this portion of the spine.

When is it used? The device is used in the lower region of the spine (L4-S1) to treat degenerative disc disease.

What will it accomplish? A clinical study showed that the use of this device was as safe and effective in promoting spinal fusion as the same fusion cage component filled with autograft bone.

Visit www.LASpineInstitute.com or call 888-774-6376 for more information.

Duration : 0:2:29

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Amazing Back Surgery Success Story – Herniated Discs

Cervical Disc Cage Fusion (pre-2000 News Clip)