Conditions we Treat
- Bone Cyst
Bone cyst is a general
term referring to a fluid containing lesion in bone.
- Brain Hemorrhage
A hemorrhage
refers to bleeding due to the escape of blood from a blood vessel. Brain
hemorrhage refers to bleeding in the skull. It can occur as bleeding:
Inside the
brain. Between the brain and the membranes that cover it. Between the
layers of the brain's covering. Between the skull and the covering of the
brain.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal
tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common problem affecting the hand and wrist.
Symptoms begin when the median nerve gets squeezed inside the carpal tunnel of
the wrist, a medical condition known as nerve entrapment.
- Chiari Malformation
Chiari
Malformation is a condition in which the cerebellum portion of the brain
protrudes into the spinal canal.
- Compression Fracture
A collapse of
a vertebra caused by trauma or as a result of weakening from osteoporosis.
- Degenerative Disc Disease
Gradual
or rapid deterioration of the chemical composition and physical properties of
the disc space.
- Failed Back Syndrome
Failed Back
Syndrome is a very generalized term that is often used to describe the
condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or
spine surgery.
- Herniated Disc
The term
herniation means that the material at the center of the disc has
squeezed out of its normal space. A herniated lumbar disc can press on the
nerves in the spine and may cause pain, numbness, tingling or weakness of the
leg called "sciatica".
- Kyphosis
Kyphosis refers to an
abnormal increase in the normal kyphotic curvature of the thoracic spine. Round
shoulder deformity, humpback, dorsal kyphotic curvature; may refer to any
forward-bending area or deformity of the spine.
- Meningioma
A firm, often vascular,
tumor arising from the coverings of the brain. Meningiomas do not generally
recur if totally removed.
- Metastatic Brain Tumor
Metastatic
brain tumors result from cancer that started elsewhere in the body and spread
(metastasized) to the brain. Most metastatic brain tumors are from cancers of
the lung or breast, but almost any tumor can spread to the brain. These
malignant (cancerous) brain tumors can grow rapidly, crowding or destroying
nearby brain tissue.
- Pituitary Tumor
Tumor found on the
pituitary. The pituitary is the gland at the base of the brain which secretes
hormones into the blood stream. Those hormones then regulate other glands
including the thyroid, adrenal glands and gonads.
- Primary Brain Tumor
Primary brain
tumors are tumors that originate from the tissues of the brain. Primary brain
tumors may be benign or malignant.
- Scoliosis
Lateral (sideways)
curvature of the spine.
- Skull Base Tumor
Skull base tumors
are a group of tumors that have a tendency to grow along various regions of the
bottom part of the skull, mostly on the inside but occasionally on the outside
of the skull as well.
- Spinal Cord Injury
A spinal cord
injury refers to damage to the spinal cord usually caused by the displacement
of bone fragments, disc material, or ligaments bruising or tearing into the
spinal cord tissue. A spinal cord injury usually begins with a sudden,
traumatic blow to the spine that fractures or dislocates vertebrae.
- Spinal Cord Tumor
Tumors involving
the spinal cord. The spinal cord is the longitudinal cord of nerve tissue that
is enclosed in the spinal canal. It serves not only as a pathway for nervous
impulses to and from the brain, but as a center for carrying out and
coordinating many reflex actions independently of the brain.
- Spinal Deformity
Spinal deformity
means abnormality in the curves of the spine.
- Spinal Stenosis
Stenosis means
closing in. Spinal stenosis describes a condition in which the nerves in the
spinal canal are closed in, or compressed. The spinal canal is the hollow tube
formed by the bones of the spinal column. Anything that causes this bony tube
to shrink can squeeze the nerves inside. As a result of many years of wear and
tear on the parts of the spine, the tissues nearest the spinal canal sometimes
press against the nerves.
- Spondylolisthesis
Normally, the
bones of the spine stand neatly stacked on top of one another. Ligaments and
joints support the spine. Spondylolisthesis alters the alignment of the spine.
In this condition, one of the spine bones slips forward over the one below it.
As the bone slips forward, the nearby tissues and nerves may become irritated
and painful.
- Spondylosis
Ankylosis of the
vertebra; often applied nonspecifically to any lesion of the spine of a
degenerative nature. Bony replacement of ligaments around the disc spaces of
the spine, associated with decreased mobility and eventual fusion.
- Stroke
A stroke occurs when a blood
vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a
clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood (and
oxygen) it needs, so it starts to die.
- Syringomyelia
Syringomyelia is a
fluid filled cavity in the spinal cord. Usually involving upper segments
initially and involving the shoulder muscles.
- Ulnar Neuropathy
Ulnar neuropathy
refers to an injury of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the nerve that
passes through the forearm and into the hand, and provides sensation to the
fourth and fifth digits of the hand, the palm, and the back side of the
forearm. Ulnar neuropathy most frequently occurs at the point where the ulnar
nerve passes through the elbow.
- Vertebral Fracture
A vertebral
fracture is a break in one of the bones of the spine. These bones are called
the vertebrae.
- Vertebral Tumor
Vertebral tumors
are tumors in the vertebral body. The vertebral body is the main rectangular
portion of the spine.
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Spinal Procedures
- Corpectomy
- Discectomy
- Halo Placement
- Foraminotomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Vertebroplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Fusion
- Microdiscectomy
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- Permanent Placement of Spinal Cord
Stimulator
- Revision Surgery of the Spine
- Spine Fracture/Reduction
- Spinal Reconstruction
- Spinal Tumor Removal
- Scoliosis Reduction/Repair
- Minimally Invasive Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive
Decompression/Fusion
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Peripheral Nerve Procedures
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Sural Nerve Biopsy
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- Ulnar Nerve Transposition/Release
- Muscle Biopsy
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Cranial Procedures
- Brain Tumor Removal or Biospy
- Meningioma Removal
- Posterior Fossa Decompression
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- Temporal Lobectomy
- Subdural Hematoma Evacuation
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