South Denver Spine • Patient Education

Newsletter
South Denver Spine produces a seasonal newsletter, SpineLine, to keep patients, colleagues and friends up to date on the latest treatments for neck and back pain, as well as breakthrough procedures in spinal surgery.

Fall 2011 Issue

Spring 2011 Issue

Editorial Focus: Evaluation & Treatment of Athletic Spinal Injuries
Topics Discussed: On-field Evaluation; Stingers (Burners); Cervical Cord Neuropraxia (Transient Quadriplegia); Cervical Cord Return to Play Guidelines; The "Spear Tackle" & Spinal Cord Injury; Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis; Disc Herniations & Painful Degenerative Discs; Lumbar Return to Play Guidelines.

Editorial Focus: Spinal Disc Replacement/Motion Preserving Surgery
Topics Discussed: Classic Interventions for Spinal Problems; Rationale for Spinal Arthroplasty; History of Disc Replacement; Types of Cervical and Lumbar Total Disc Replacement; Other Spinal Arthroplasty; Patient Selection for Total Disc Replacement.

Spring 2010 Issue

Summer 2009 Issue

Editorial Focus: The Controversy Over Kyphoplasty
Topics Discussed: The Development of Minimally Invasive Techniques for Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCFs); Overview of Kyphoplasty; Studies Testing the Efficacy of Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty – Why They're Controversial & May Be Weak & Problematic.

Editorial Focus: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Topics Discussed: Advantages & Limitations of MIS; Minimally Invasive Lumbar Disc Surgery & the METRx System; Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion & the TLIF Technique; Sextant, Endius, Mantis, XLIF & Other MIS Systems and Techniques; The Future of MIS.