Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal or tunnel that houses the neural elements (nerves) that travel along the spinal column. The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the ...
Dr. Alex Hughes is a spinal surgeon at HSS and Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr. Hughes has a background in biomedical engineering and approaches each ...
“You need a talented anesthesiologist and neurologists who monitor the signals from the nerves in the legs. You need intraoperative CAT scans to ensure adequate resection of the calcified disc and ...