SERVICES
Louisville Spine Neurosurgery provides minimally invasive spine neurosurgery procedures with the ultimate objective of maximum patient care and results. Minimally invasive spine surgery, or MISS, is a type of surgery which is applied on the backbone, the bones of your spine. It is a procedure which uses smaller incisions compared to standard surgery. This prevents harm to neighboring muscles and tissues. Minimally invasive spine surgery by Louisville Spine Neurosurgery neurosurgeons will lead to less pain and faster recovery for you post-operation. Who are our candidates for minimally invasive spine surgery? They are any patient with a spinal stenosis, a herniated disc, or spondylolisthesis. Louisville Spine Neurosurgery becomes an option when non-surgical treatments fail to relieve the patients’ symptoms for a period of 3 months or more. In many cases, we also have had elderly patients who have been candidates for this highly effective procedure. How long would it take for recovery from minimally invasive spine surgery? It depends on your body’s time frame to heal quickly and completely and its ability to return back to your usual normal routine. Typically, we would advise you to take time off work for a couple of weeks following the procedure. Or alternatively, you can reduce your workload. The average recovery time of our patients is 6 weeks. Other reasons wherein people would need neurosurgery would include cerebral aneurysms, strokes, bleeding in the brain, spinal tumors, or a benign or cancerous brain. Tethered spinal cords, herniated discs, osteoarthritis, and head, neck, and spine injuries are several other conditions why people seek out our Spine Neurosurgery expertise. When you have an immediate need for our services and skills, you have our full attention, empathy, and care. Call us at 502-588-2160 or you email us at drmaxboakye@gmail.com to schedule your upcoming evaluation. These injuries or medical conditions may require immediate assessment. Our specialists look forward to assisting you so you can soon be on your way to complete recovery!
ENDOSCOPIC SPINE
As the regional leader in Endoscopic spine surgery, we provide you with the most minimally invasive spine surgery techniques for treating disc bulges, back pain, disc herniations, and spinal stenosis. In most cases, endoscopic surgeries require no bony removal, are associated with less postoperative pain and quicker recovery. Endoscopic facet rhizotomy and SI joint rhizotomy can successfully treat SI and facet pain refractory to conventional treatments like radiofrequency facet and SI joint injections.
ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION
We employ state-of-the-art proven diagnostic algorithms to identify the pain generators and novel injection techniques including O-arm navigated transforaminal and SI joint injections to pinpoint locations of pain.
FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME AND REVISION SPINE SURGERY
We specialize in failed back syndrome and revision spine surgeries and often can identify and improve outcomes where others have failed.
ROBOTIC SPINE SURGERY
We are the leader in the field of robotic guidance and navigation through the purchase of ExcelsiusGPS®. This platform technology is designed to improve safety and accuracy within the operating room. ExcelsiusGPS® provides improved visualization of patient anatomy through the procedure to help optimize patient treatment. The system is designed to streamline the surgical workflow and reduce radiation exposure to surgeons and staff. This revolutionary robotic navigation platform is the world’s first technology to combine a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into one adaptable platform for accurate trajectory alignment in spine surgery. ExcelsiusGPS® is Globus Medical’s advanced technology solution designed to enhance safety and improve efficiency for patients, staff, and surgeons in the operating room
EPIDURAL STIMULATION FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY RECOVERY
We were the first to show return of voluntary movement in a chronically paralyzed patient using spinal epidural stimulation and locomotor training. Our subsequent discoveries has made us the international leader in epidural stimulation neuromodulation of spinal cord injury with applications to locomotor function, bowel and bladder function, and cardiovascular regulation. Please visit our Victory over paralysis site for more information. https://victoryoverparalysis.org/
ADVANCED OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
Our world-leading outcomes research program allows us to identify the best procedure for each patient and to predict outcomes of various interventions. Our research has revealed a groundbreaking understanding of the role of mental health disorders in spinal surgery.
DISEASES OR CONDITIONS TREATED
Degenerative spinal disorders- disc herniations, sciatica, nerve compression, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, back pain, neck pain, radiculopathy, myelopathy, SI joint pain, gait disturbanceSpina oncology: Primary and secondary spinal tumors, spine radiosurgerySpine trauma: FracturesSpinal deformity-scoliosis, kyphosisChronic pain-failed back surgery syndrome, revision spinal surgery Spinal cord injury-Epidural stimulation.