You take one of the following medications (Aspirin / Plavix / Effient / Brilinta / Aggrenox / Teclid / Goody Powder / BC Powder) and you will need to stop taking days before the surgery. You can resume the medication days after the surgery.
You take the following medications (Coumadin (aka Warfarin)) and you will need to stop taking it days before the surgery. You can resume the medication days after the surgery.
You take one of the following medications Eliquis / Xerelto / Pradaxa and you will need to stop taking it days before the surgery. You can resume the medication days after the surgery.
The ALIF will take place at the following levels: ALIF level(s) .
The LLIF will take place at the following levels: LLIF level(s) .
A thoracic kyphoplasty will be performed at thoracic level(s) blanks .
A lumbar kyphoplasty will be performed at lumbar level(s) blanks .
CONSENT: A MinuteMan implant will be done at lumbar level MinuteMan level . An incision is made in your lower flank area. An MRI compatible implant will be placed to help decompress the spinal canal/nerves and fuse the spine.
CONSENT: Sacro-Iliac joint implants will be placed at theMinuteMan level Sacro-Iliac Joint. Several small incisions are made near your hip. MRI compatible implants will be placed to fuse the sacro-iliac joint and reduce your pain.
CONSENT: Vertiflex at lumbar level Vertiflex level . An incision is made on your low back. An MRI compatible implant will be placed to help decompress the spinal canal and nerves.
CONSENT: Coflex at lumbar level(s) Coflex level . An incision is made on your low back. Some bone, ligament and other tissues are removed to help decompress the spinal canal and nerves. A titanium, MRI compatible, implant is placed.
CONSENT: Microdiskectomy at lumbar level micro level . An incision is made on your low back. Some bone and disk material is removed to help decompress the nerves.
CONSENT: Far lateral diskectomy at lumbar level FLD level . An incision is made on your low back. Some bone and disk material is removed to help decompress the nerves.
CONSENT: Intracept procedure at Intracept level(s) . Small puncture wound(s) are made on you low back. I needle is placed into the bone(s) of your spine with the intent of burning/destroying a nerve that transmits pain.
PLF: The PLF will take place at the following levels: PLF level(s) .
The laminectomy will take place at the following levels: Lami Level(s) .
The Diskectomy & Arthrodesis (cage) will take place at the following levels: Disk/Cage/Arthro field.
The microdiskectomy will take place at the following levels: Micro Level(s) .
The facetectomy will take place at the following levels: Facetectomy Level(s) .
The far lateral diskectomy will take place at the following levels: FLD Level(s) .
The kyphoplasty will take place at the following levels: Kypho Level(s) .
The TLIF will take place at the following level: TLIF level .
The laminectomy will take place at the following level: Lami level .
The adjacent instrumented postero-lateral fusion will take place at the following level:PLF-Level .
We will be connecting to previously implanted instrumentation at the following level(s): Prev Instr level .
CONSENT: ACDA (Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Arthroplasty) at Cervical SurgicalLevel(s) . An incision is made on the front of your neck. #DisksRemoved cervical disks are removed to take the pressure off of the nerves and/or spinal cord. A moving artificial disk is implanted into your neck. All implants are MRI compatible.
CONSENT: ACDF (Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion) at Cervical SurgicalLevel(s) . An incision is made on the front of your neck. #DisksRemoved cervical disks are removed to take the pressure off of the nerves and/or spinal cord. A titanium plate and several screws are implanted into the bones in your neck. All implants are MRI compatible.
CONSENT: Odontoid screw. An incision is made on the front of your neck. A screw is implanted into the Cervical #Enter2 bone in order to align the fracture and promote healing. All implants are MRI compatible.
The laminectomy (removal of bone) will take place at the Lami Levels levels.
The fusion (screws and rods) will take place at the Fusion Levels levels.