Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the first hospital in Illinois to offer the Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance system for spine surgery. The Mazor X™ robotic guidance system is indicated for precise positioning of surgical instruments or spinal implants during spine surgery. Using three integrated processes: planning, guidance and verification, it provides our surgeons with accuracy and precision unavailable anywhere else in Illinois. Directly connected to the patient’s anatomy when in use, the system is specifically designed to provide a stable and precise environment for performing spine surgery.
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Archives for 2018
Sciatic Spinal Deformity-Lumbosacral List: An Unusual Presentation
Morgan P. Lorio, Avi J. Bernstein, and Edward H. Simmons
Department of Orthopedic Surgery. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Sciatic spinal deformity or lumbosacral list has received little attention in the literature. The phenomenon was first described in 1881 by Remak, but it was not until 1942 that Duncan and Hoen made the association between disk herniation and lumbosacral list. Since that time, the literature concerning this topic has been sparse and the terminology inconsistent. A case of lumbosacral list associated with disk herniation is presented with documented resolution after surgery. The pathogenesis of the list is described with a comprehensive review of the literature. Read More »