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Dr. Mitchell Long publishes the cases he operates on: the imaging, the diagnosis, the operation and the reasoning behind it. They are written for other surgeons and trainees — education rather than advice about your own spine, which needs an examination.
Recent cases
Imaging breakdowns, case by case
What is in each one
The imaging — what the X-rays, CT and MRI showed, figure by figure
The diagnosis those findings add up to
The operation performed, named level by level
The reasoning: why that approach, what the alternatives risked, and how the patient was at follow-up
Read a case like yours?
Someone else’s scan cannot tell you what you have.
Two people with the same imaging and different examinations have different problems. That is what the appointment is for.
Read a case like yours?
An examination is what tells you the cause.
Bring your imaging and any previous operative notes.
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