March 25, 2020 | Texas Back Institute
The Future of Spine Surgery Will Involve 3D Printing
Once technology begins to take hold in an industry, it typically expands exponentially. The immediate future of 3D looks bright.
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Revolutionizing Spine Care…Changing Lives
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August 8, 2019 | Texas Back Institute
Dr. Isador Lieberman: A Pioneer of Robotic Surgery Looks to the Future
In a remarkable “sign of the times” for surgery, the Senhance robot recently became the first new robotic surgical system to receive FDA approval since 2000. According to an article in “Health Care Business,” during the procedure, “the surgeon sits in an ergonomically comfortable position and can see inside the patient’s…
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August 8, 2019 | Texas Back Institute
Is There a Link Between Heart Disease and Back Pain?
Happy New Year! What are your New Year’s resolutions? Do they include quitting smoking or obtaining better control of your diabetes and cholesterol? While most of us know that smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol puts you at an increased risk for a heart attack or stroke, did you know they…
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May 30, 2019 | Texas Back Institute
Dr. Jack Zigler Named 2019 ISASS President
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Jack Zigler, MD is now serving as President of ISASS (International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery) for the 2019/2020 year. ISASS started in 2001, and is the only Society dedicated exclusively to the surgical care of the spine, and managed exclusively by spine surgeons. The…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Patient Satisfaction with Spinal Cord Stimulation for Predominant Complaints of Chronic, Intractable Low Back Pain
The Spine Journal, Volume 1, Issue 5, September-October 2001, Pages 358-363 Donna D. Ohnmeiss, Ralph F. Rashbaum Subject Spinal Cord Stimulation Introduction Results of subsequent surgical intervention in patients with intractable pain after lumbar spine surgery are typically worse than for initial surgery, particularly in those with predominant complaints of back…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Artificial Intervertebral Discs and Beyond: A North American Spine Society Annual Meeting Symposium
The Spine Journal, Volume 2, Issue 6, November-December 2002, Pages 460-463 Scott L. Blumenthal, Donna D. Ohnmeiss, Richard D. Guyer, Stephen Hochschuler, Paul McAfee, Rolando Garcia, Richard Salib, Hansen Yuan, Casey Lee, Rudolph Bertagnoli, Vincent Bryan, Robert Winter Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , New Technologies Introduction This is a synopsis of a…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Intervertebral Cages for Degenerative Spinal Diseases
The Spine Journal, Volume 3, Issue 4, July-August 2003, Pages 301-309 Scott L. Blumenthal, Donna D. Ohnmeiss Subject Review Articles – Intervertebral Cages Interbody fusion techniques have been used for many years for the treatment of a variety of lumbar spine diagnoses. Part of the interest in increasing methods of interbody…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Lumbar Spine Arthroplasty Using the ProDisc II
The Spine Journal, Volume 4, Issue 6, Supplement 1, November-December 2004, Pages S260-S267 Jack E. Zigler Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction The ProDisc was developed by Thierry Marnay, a French orthopedic surgeon, in the late 1980s. Marnay and his associate implanted ProDiscs into 64 patients from 1990 to…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Prospective Randomized Study of the Charité Artificial Disc: Data from Two Investigational Centers
The Spine Journal, Volume 4, Issue 6, Supplement 1, November-December 2004, Pages S252-S259 Richard D. Guyer, Paul C. McAfee, Stephen H. Hochschuler, Scott L. Blumenthal, Ira L. Fedder, Donna D. Ohnmeiss, Bryan W. Cunningham Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement Using the Charité Artificial Disc Introduction For decades there has been a desire…
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December 28, 2017 | Texas Back Institute
Two- to Three-Year Follow-Up of ProDisc-L: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial of Arthroplasty versus Fusion
SAS Journal, 2007; 1:63-7 Jack E. Zigler, Barton L. Sachs, Ralph F. Rashbaum, Donna D. Ohnmeiss Subject Lumbar Total Disc Replacement , Degenerative Disc Disease Introduction Although total disc replacement has been performed for years outside the United States, relatively little available data address clinical outcomes, particularly data from prospective studies. We report…
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