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Study Shows Spine Surgery Outcomes More Reliable at 12 Months

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According to a study published in Medscape Medical News, 12-month outcomes after spine surgery are more reliable than 3-month post-surgery outcomes.
The results from this study are especially beneficial for spine registries—they identify the true efficacy of most spine procedures.
Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine explains why spine surgery outcomes are typically more reliable at 12 months than at 3 months.

This study’s...

Study Examines Cervical Laminoplasty Vs. Decompression And Fusion

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A study recently published in Clinical Spine Surgery examined the outcomes of two surgeries: cervical laminoplasty and posterior decompression and fusion for multilevel cervical pathology.
While the study set out to analyze which procedure was “best” for patients with cervical spine issues, patients should understand that every case is different and a spine surgeon may have profound reasons for choosing one surgery over another.
In this blog, Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine provides notes on the study, and he...

Dr. Giovanini performs first robot-assisted SI surgery at ambulatory service center in Southeast

Dr. Mark Giovanini recently participated in the first robotically assisted sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion surgery performed at an ambulatory service center in the Southeast. The surgery was done at Cornerstone ASC.

Dr. Giovanini performed the surgery using the Mazor X and Mazor Renaissance Robotics system, from Mazor Robotics. The system is a surgical assurance platform that offers pre-operative analytics, as well as intra-operative guidance and verification. Surgeons can review a full, 3D surgical plan with unique computerized alignment calculations to ensure accurate surgical moves...