Items Tagged ‘Center for Peripheral Nerve Surgery’
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Spinal Cord Bypass Surgery "Breathes" New Life into Man's Legs
A 48 year old man, we'll call Hank, fell off a ladder and broke his back. He suffered a complete spinal cord injury and had no feeling or movement from the waist down. Doctors were able to get him in the operating room within 48 hours of his injury where they performed an experimental new surger...
Posted on Feb 4, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Peripheral Nerve, Peripheral Nerve Blog -
A New Way to Give an Old Vet Relief
The patient, “Harry”, was a 77 year old Korean War Veteran who suffered from both pain and numbness on the top and bottom of both his feet. This was caused by nerve damage he had gotten from multiple episodes of frostbite during the war. He had been treated unsuccessfully using physical therapy and a number of pain relieving drugs including ones specifically used for nerve pain.
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 by Department Author In Blog, Peripheral Nerve, Peripheral Nerve Blog
