(WJAR) — About 300,000 Americans have spinal fusion surgery each year. Many of them because they have an unstable joint in the spine.
“In this particular condition, you have slipping of the bones, and because the nerve kind of runs in the middle of the bones, the nerve doesn’t line up anymore. The nerve basically gets pinched in between,” UOI spine surgeon Dr. Bryce Basques recently told Channel 10’s Barbara Morse. It’s a condition, Basques said, that can cause chronic pain, numbness–even tingling.
Dr. Basques discussed how endoscopic spinal fusion, a minimally invasive procedure offered at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, is providing relief for many patients.
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About Dr. Basques
Dr. Bryce Basques is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon who specializes in spinal disorders such as disc herniations, degenerative cervical, thoracic, lumbar disease, spinal deformity, trauma, and tumors. He also specializes in correcting failed surgery and revision procedures. He has extensive experience with the latest advances in spine surgery, including robotic spine surgery, navigation, minimally invasive spine surgery, outpatient spine surgery, and motion preservation (non-fusion surgery). He tailors the treatment plan to each patient’s needs, with a focus on non-operative management whenever possible.