A.T. Mameghani, MD 🇨🇭🇺🇦🇮🇱 Lateral mass screws are great - rarely fail in the middle of the construct. The key is the top and bottom ends and that’s where more robust fixation is critical.

I am slowly progressing from lateral mass screws in C3-C6 to pedicle screws as the accuracy and safety is very good with navigation and screw strength is a lot better…
And you?

This „little“ toy is set up in our new OR these days… to be used in 2025. What could it be?

My timeline today reminded me of the day many years ago when my son grabbed my phone and took +500 pictures of his feet.
I still think he was the key person who contributed significantly to the success of cloud storage systems in their early days.

Although the room is packed with expensive high-tech, the most valuable to see there is the highly motivated and excellently trained staff. If you have 3 million dollars, you can buy any tech in this room the next day. But building up the spine team that can run the OR 24/7 took…

Do you use peridural/epidural analgesics catheters for postop pain management in complex spinal surgeries?

Dive into the journey of becoming a Spinal Surgery attending with Dr. Rasouli this Thursday at 6 PM ET. Set your career goals and gain insight into the path from Fellowship to Attending. zoom.us/meeting/regist…… #neurosurgery #spine #orthopedics #MedTwitter

Too many or too few?

the day in the OR starts with a nightmare

my attending said that the amount of subsidence was 50% of height in the lower and 90% in the upper segment and I think it’s pretty accurate.
And we discussed the metal markers in PEEK cages and how to deal with them… 🤔 … it’s not just an upsidedown issue, isn’t it?

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Extended reality?! What does this even mean? Find out with me on Thursday Virtual Global Spine Conference as I host my friend Jake Godzik from UAB Neurosurgery, the premier expert in this space in #neurosurgery #spine #orthopedics

2nd attempt. This time it arrived without any damage. First use in the cellar of our hospital. Coming into the theatre next week. More than excited about that!

in my hospital in Switzerland the maximum amount of weight for OR trays plus instruments is 10kg / 22 lb to protect the OR staff.

The huge U.S. trays that came with the system are far too big and the weight is 😳. I think a weight limit just makes absolute sense… it’s all a…

April weather in Switzerland… any forecast is wrong
6 hrs in between snow in the morning and sunshine at noon

Great opportunity to learn more about intraoperative ultrasound in spine & spinal cord injury setting. With ultrasound one can also visualise injury volume, vasculature, blood flow, and cord motion.

Link to registration 👇: gsc2024.org/index.php/prog…

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nobody will ever know where I’ve just been!

the spine surgeon’s dilemma:
the universally accepted and generalizing explanation, that everything is de facto an adjacent segment degeneration after any fusion procedure, will always haunt you, even if it was the natural course of a global systemic yet intrinsic situation that…