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These spine surgery videos can be graphic and difficult for the layperson to understand.
It is recommended that you view the spine animation you are interested in and then watch
the corresponding spine video. The spine animations can be found here.
The spine animations provide patient education in a format that is easy to understand.
There is no blood, extraneous tissue, and the anatomy is presented in a clear and concise way.
These animations, watched before the surgical video, will help you better understand spine surgery.
The following video files are relatively large. A high-speed internet connection is recommended.
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy, Fusion and Instrumentation (6.4MB) - Jeff Fischgrund, M.D.
Pressure on the nerves or spinal cord in the neck can cause pain, weakness or numbness in the arms and occasionally in the legs as well. If medications and therapy are unsuccessful, a surgical option may be required to relieve this pressure. In this video you will watch as discs are removed and replaced, and a portion of the vertebral body, which is causing the compression, is removed thereby relieving pressure on the nerve.
Bone Graft Harvest (4.4MB) - Jeff Fischgrund, M.D.
Harvesting bone graft from your iliac crest (hip bone) is a common procedure done to help create new bone growth in another area of the body. Surgeons choose to harvest bone from the iliac crest because the location is generally safe and there is an abundance of good bone. In this video you will watch the harvesting of the bone from the iliac crest just prior to spine surgery.
Decompressive Lumbar Laminectomy (6.8MB) - Jeff Fischgrund, M.D.
Pain, weakness or numbness in the legs can result from spinal stenosis, compression of the nerves in the lumbar region. This condition significantly limits the ability to walk without experiencing cramping in the buttocks and thighs. In this video you will watch the removal of bone in order to relieve the pressure on the nerves.
Partial Lumbar Discectomy and Disc Excision (6.2MB) - Jeff Fischgrund, M.D.
Disc herniations can occur a variety of ways; heavy lifting, trauma, or the normal degenerative process which occurs as we age. When the disc ruptures it may shift outside the normal disc space and push against a spinal nerve causing pain, weakness, and numbness. In this video you will watch the steps taken to remove the ruptured disc and alleviate the compression of the spinal nerve.
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