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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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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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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Once technology begins to take hold in an industry, it typically expands exponentially. The immediate future of 3D looks bright.
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In spite of the amazing advances in modern medicine, scientists have yet to determine the cause of scoliosis. This may surprise laymen because, according to the National Institute of Health, “scoliosis is estimated to affect 4.5% of the general population. In a nation of approximately 273 million people, this means…
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Last weekend many of our physicians participated in conferences and meetings around the world, teaching and speaking about advancements in spine surgery. Dr. Richard Guyer and Dr. Isador Lieberman, recently traveled to China for the Chinese Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (CAOS) meeting in Beijing. The CAOS serves over 100,000 orthopedic…
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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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https://texasback.com/sites/default/files/_images/ZIgler%20JNS%202012%20ASD.pdf December 2012 Jack E. Zigler, M.D., Jamieson Glenn, M.D., and Rick B. DeLamarter, M.D.
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https://texasback.com/sites/default/files/_images/Zigler%20Seminars%202012.pdf 2012 Jack E. Zigler, M.D.
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The Spine Journal, Volume 1, Issue 4, July-August 2001, Pages 274-282 Andrew R. Block, Donna D. Ohnmeiss, Richard D. Guyer, Ralph F. Rashbaum, Stephen H. Hochschuler Subject Spine Surgery, Outcome of Presurgical Psychological Screening Introduction Several previous studies have shown that psychosocial factors can influence the outcome of elective spine surgery. The purpose of…
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