[Auric]

#9966

In a recent consultation you mentioned that you had recently finished a video on the fixing of PEEK cages in a failed fusion. I was wondering if that has been posted yet.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#9967

I have three videos that will be finished next week: cervical trauma, cauda equina syndrome and far lateral disc herniation. The revision PEEK cage will probably not be ready until Jan or Feb and will come out with the ganglion cyst video.

Hope this helps

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

[Auric]

#10650

Ah, the old PEEK cage / Ganglion Cyst double-billing, with two free popcorns and 3D glasses.

I periodically check your site, but am I correct that these two videos are not yet available?

Well, the PEEK cage that was in my neck I can now hold in my hand, or what’s left of it. In our phone consultation late last year, you said that I probably had not fused, and that you have an 80 per cent success rate diagnosing failed fuses by test results.

So bump it up to 81 per cent. The unwanted hardware was evicted from its cervical home three weeks ago. And then, it was old school cadaver bone and six weeks of a collar.

If time and inspiration allow, I’ll post my own case study. But until then, I hope to watch your videos.

I guess we in your old stomping ground in Detroit, frigid though we be, still cannot complain to anyone in Vail about the cold.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#10655

I’mm happy to hear that you understood that there was a pseudoarthrosis present and you had a revision surgery. The chances of a solid fusion with this allograft technique is about 93%. Wearing the collar for six weeks is a good guarantee that this will go on to a solid fusion. Please keep us informed.

By the way, springtime has arrived in Vail but April is generally the second snowiest month (with March being the first). We will have dumps that will disappear from the lawns the next day.

Dr. Corenman

PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
 
Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

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