William C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICS, chief of
neurosurgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, discusses both the concepts and the practical specifics of new approaches to the surgical treatment of spinal disorders.
Dr. Welch touches on surgery for spine trauma as well as for spinal metastases and spinal stenosis. He outlines new devices such as the X-Stop interspinous process device, spinal implants and various motion preservation systems that are being used in place of traditional fusions.
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ReachMD | Aired: July 14, 2008 | Length: 13 min
Steve Hahn, MD discusses what proton therapy is and how it may be used to attack cancers in new and promising ways that will reduce morbidity and side effects.
John Trojanowski, MD, PhD discusses how to differentiate the types of dementia and how making these distinctions can lead to different approaches in terms of management.
