Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery - Spine-health
1 Bohlman HH, Zdeblick TA: Anterior excision of herniated thoracic discs. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 70:1038-1047, 1988. 2 Regan JJ, Mack MJ, Picetti GD: A technical report on video-assisted …
Thoracic Herniated Disc Video - Spine-health
Thoracic disc herniations are rare. When they do occur, they tend to occur below the eighth thoracic vertebra, or T8 level, and the lowest thoracic segment is the most common. Most …
Thoracic Spine Anatomy and Upper Back Pain
The thoracic spine has 12 vertebrae stacked on top of each other, labeled from T1 down to T12. These vertebrae form the foundation of the thoracic region’s sturdy spinal column that …
Guide to Physical Therapy After Spinal Fusion - Spine-health
The patient must move frequently beginning the first day after surgery. The patient should walk as often as the surgeon allows, to the point of minor aching, but stop if there is any sharp pain. …
All About the C7-T1 Spinal Segment (Cervicothoracic Junction)
The C7-T1 spinal motion segment connects the mobile cervical spine with the relatively rigid thoracic spine. This motion segment is susceptible to degeneration, trauma, and intervertebral …
Orthopedic Surgeon vs. Neurosurgeon for Spine Surgery
Neurosurgeons and Orthopedic Surgeons can Specialize in Spine Surgery. Many years ago, neurosurgeons were primarily responsible for spine surgery, but in the past 20 to 25 years …
Thoracic Spinal Nerves - Spine-health
The spinal cord is the main bundle of nerves that runs from the base of the brain all the way down through the cervical spine and thoracic spine before splitting into a bundle of nerve roots …
Spine Fusion Instrumentation - Spine-health
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1995;20(24 Suppl):138S-142S. Pseudoarthrosis typically results in an abnormal union of the joint and reduced healing. If pseudoarthrosis occurs, it commonly …
Thoracic Disc Herniation Treatment - Spine-health
The vast majority of thoracic herniated disc symptoms can be treated without thoracic surgery. There are a variety of non-surgical treatment options that can be tried, and often patients will …
Spine Surgery for Synovial Cysts
The most successful surgery tends to be a decompression with a fusion. (approximately a 90-95% success rate should be expected, which means a significant reduction in pain, not necessarily …