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St. Christopher's Hospital For Children
Amer Samdani is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Samdani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy. Dr. Samdani is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.
St. Christopher's Hospital For Children
Joshua Pahys is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pahys is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy. Dr. Pahys is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery.
St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates Neurology - E. Erie Avenue
Steven Hwang is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hwang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy. Dr. Hwang is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.
Summary: Background Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is the leading cause of lower back pain and disability, which prevalence increasing with age. When conservative treatment fails, surgical methods of spinal fusion are employed. Minimally invasive techniques, including minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and midline lumbar interbody fusion (MIDLIF), have well-documented adv...
Summary: This initial study is a feasibility study for implementing thoracolumbar interfascial plane, or TLIP, blocks in older adults undergoing spinal fusion. TLIP blocks are done by using anesthesia. In this case, it will be done to either side of the back where surgery will be performed. This has been shown to decrease pain the patients have post-operatively in previous research. In this study, the inve...