Arnold Graham Smith, MD, a spine physician practicing in Jacksonville, Fla., performed a new minimally invasive surgery for a 66-year-old patient's sacroiliac joint injury, according to an ABC New York news story.
Dr. Graham Smith is a member of an elite group of physicians who performs this surgery. He uses the Arthrodesis process in which he makes three incisions across the sacroiliac joint and then stabilizes the joint by implanting three porous triangular rods through the joint. Dr. Graham Smith utilizes imaging technology to guide him through the surgery.
Read the ABC New York story on the minimally invasive sacroiliac joint procedure.
Learn more about minimally invasive surgical techniques:
- South Carolina's First Endoscopic Spine Surgery a Success
- Dr. Boyd Haynes: Q&A About Virginia's First Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
- Spine Education Labs Critical in Training for Cutting-Edge Procedures
Dr. Graham Smith is a member of an elite group of physicians who performs this surgery. He uses the Arthrodesis process in which he makes three incisions across the sacroiliac joint and then stabilizes the joint by implanting three porous triangular rods through the joint. Dr. Graham Smith utilizes imaging technology to guide him through the surgery.
Read the ABC New York story on the minimally invasive sacroiliac joint procedure.
Learn more about minimally invasive surgical techniques:
- South Carolina's First Endoscopic Spine Surgery a Success
- Dr. Boyd Haynes: Q&A About Virginia's First Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
- Spine Education Labs Critical in Training for Cutting-Edge Procedures