Earlier this week I finished 90 days of C-Collar to protect my spine while it healed after my spine fusion.

If you, or someone you know, is going through Spine Surgery, I made this site for you:

https://www.c-collar.com

#Spinesurgery #C-Collar #Spine #SpineFusion

The Boston surgeon who lost his license for leaving his spine surgery patient open for 35 minutes so he could cash his paycheck is now doing orthopedic surgery in NY.

How wonderful that wealthy men can fail up and abuse and then just move a couple states south to continue on like nothing ever happened!

https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-david-arndt-yqa5e0m379

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doc-leaves-patient-to-deposit-check/

#DavidArndt #NY #SpineSurgery #MedicalMalpractice

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Just a reminder...

The OIG said what it said, but it is also not the end all be all, because "no person or entity can rely on an advisory opinion issued to someone else."

Some of these arrangements have probably already been dissolved due to the change in economics.

But another factor in the risk-reward ratio should help continue to that trend.

#neuromonitoring #spinesurgeon #spinesurgery

Not all research has to break new ground or kill off sacred cows to have impact.

Sometimes, what we need most is validation that what we hold to be true is the right course to continue on with confidence.

That's a place where big data sets shine.

Here's an example looking at risk during #spinesurgery

Posterior surgery compared with anterior approaches (OR: 1.82, P=0.001)

Three spinal levels compared with one (OR: 2.17, P=0.001).

Myelopathy present compared to radiculopathy (OR: 0.69, P=0