CNS Blog
Cervical spinal cord salvage after motor vehicle accident: Video
When the spinal cord is injured (in this instance following a motor vehicle accident that led to a massive cervical disc herniation), the situation may be salvageable surgically via anterior decompression and an appropriate choice of reconstruction prosthetics. Have a look at our latest short YouTube video from CNS Neurosurgery: This patient has done well. […]
Read MoreElegant, safe and effective skull reconstruction materials I can depend on
There are some excellent products available to neurosurgeons for skull reconstruction. Here are examples of my personal favourite materials, images from recent surgeries: Image 1, below: After brainstem microvascular decompression. The mini-craniotomy is of a size less than the diameter of an Australian 50c coin. Image 2, below: After re-do and extended craniotomy for multiple […]
Read MoreThe Latest and Best Technologies and Techniques in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery – Robotics, Intra-op. CT, Nerve Monitoring
It’s an absolute pleasure to see how the latest and best technologies now available to us can be used to make spinal surgery more accurate, safe, effective, and sustainable for my patients. During this recent surgery at the Epworth Hospital in Richmond, for one of my degenerative spinal patients, we carried out: Detailed pre-operative planning […]
Read MoreDual-level mobile cervical artificial discs – Where spinal art, biomedical engineering and human anatomy all meet
This is the Mobi-C artificial cervical disc (LDR/Device Technologies). I was recently informed that as of today, I’ve inserted more of these in dual-level anterior cervical surgeries that any other neurosurgeon in Australia. The results in my patients have been excellent overall. This is what they look like on the immediate post-operative x-ray: In degenerate, […]
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