Below the lumbar are 5 sacral vertebrae and 4 coccyx bones. This brings your pelvis underneath you so you’re not walking around with your booty sticking out. The lumbar vertebrae reverses the curve of your spine again, curving the same direction as the cervical spine. Next is the lumbar curve of the spine, consisting of 5 vertebrae and connecting to the pelvis. The thoracic vertebrae connect to the ribs and curve in the opposite direction of the cervical spine, allowing the heaviest part of your torso (the part containing your internal organs) to stay balanced over your center of gravity. This is C7, which stands for the 7th cervical vertebrae.īelow C7 are the 12 vertebrae that form the thoracic curve. If you nod forward and reach your hand to where your neck meets your back, you’ll likely feel one bone sticking out. These small but mighty bones form the cervical curve of the spine, allowing your head to align so your ears are at the top of your plumb line. Please also share this post with anyone who may benefit from connecting with me and my network.The spine starts at the base of the skull with 7 cervical vertebrae, typically the smallest of all 33 in your body (which is ironic considering they support the most important organ in your body: your brain). Send me an invitation on LinkedIn and/or message me if you would like to connect further. I encourage anyone affected by recent layoffs in our industry to reach out to me for networking assistance, resume guidance, LinkedIn profile optimization, and/or potential opportunities with #MedicalDevice #startups. I am passionate about helping our industry innovators build their teams and solve their talent acquisition challenges. My expertise is partnering with MedTech, #HealthTech, #DigitalHealth, and #LifeSciences startups/growth-stage companies for their recruitment needs. If you have been affected by Medtronic's layoffs, I can be a resource for you. While layoffs can be a difficult and emotional experience, it's important to remember this is a temporary setback and you have support as you consider your next steps. Gum Christopher Good OrthoIndy Laura Cusenza Kornelis Poelstra Skip KiilĪs a leader in MedTech #TalentAcquisition, I understand the challenges and uncertainties associated with navigating career changes in our constantly evolving industry. Chua, MD, FAANS,FACS Emily Amick Joe Moctezuma Linnea Burman Dr. #medtronic #mazor #UNiD #roboticsurgery #roboticspinesurgery #minimallyinvasivespinesurgery #scoliosis Juan Uribe, MD Tommy Kurth Justin Seale Ernest Braxton MD, MBA Ron Lehman, MD Eiman Shafa Richard V. I also believe that our obligation to do our best for patients warrants our curiosity in technologies that can help use do better surgery. I agree with the comments that have been made elsewhere that robots should not be a crutch and that those who adopt this technology need to be vigilant in understanding its strengths and weaknesses. The ability to plan a surgery, including a challenging short fusion with deformity, and to be able to precisely and reproducibly achieve the plan, is why I think robots have a future in spine surgery. The posterior construct was performed perc such that all of the correction was determined by planning and delivery of the robotic system. However, when it was all locked down, we were able to precisely achieve the desired alignment. Intraoperative imagine showed that the Interbodies got us close to our sagittal goals but not the coronal deformity or listhesis. We also planned for monoaxial screws at the cranial and caudal ends of the contract to control his lordosis. We planned his pedicle screws within the Mazor x-align software to correct his listhesis and coronal deformity. We planned his surgery to correct each of segment to his "anatomic" alignment and had patient specific rods fabricated for the case. He has listhesis, coronal and sagittal deformity. Here is an example of a 74 year old with degenerative scoliosis and stenosis presenting with intractable leg pain. Patients do better when their spines are appropriately aligned. I believe that spinal robotic systems are not so much about placing screws but are rather platforms for designing and delivering fusion constructs that control for the variables that impact patients. The question then arrises "Why adopt an emerging technology with the associated learning curve and expense?" For me the answer is in the pursuit of better outcomes. Capable spine surgeons have been able to do this safely without robots for decades. YOU DON'T NEED A ROBOT TO PLACE PEDICLE SCREWS.
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