Anterior Spine Surgery: a great way to help nerve pain Written By: Stephen Byrne Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon Recently I had the pleasure of looking after a very fit and active 70 year old lady. She had previously enjoyed free climbing and hiking and had plans to trek Machu Pichu and to Everest Base […]
First O’arm spinal surgery on the Sunshine Coast Written By: Stephen Byrne Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon Recently, I had the pleasure of undertaking the first ever ‘O arm’ spinal surgery case at the Buderim Private Hospital. The ‘O arm’ is a sophisticated device that provides surgeon with real-time CT quality imaging intraoperatively during spinal fusion procedures. Spinal […]
Going off legs: thoracic myelopathy Written By: Stephen Byrne Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon Most unstable spinal fractures affect the thoracolumbar junction or the cervical spine. Fractures elsewhere in the spinal column tend to be stabilised by the rib cage and rarely cause neurological deficits. Whenever a fracture causes spinal cord compression elsewhere in the […]
Thoracic Disc Herniation Written By: Stephen Byrne Neurosurgeon and Complex Spine Surgeon Most of the degenerative spinal pathology that we see as specialists as well as in primary care affects the lumbar or cervical spine. This is interesting as the thoracic spine contains a similar number of intervertebral discs and facet joints than the rest […]