MUSC Health Spine Center In The News

McKenzie - Working out daily in the gym, playing tennis and beach walking put Mandy McKenzie in an enviable place at 49. “I was feeling healthy and in great shape,” she enthuses.

Neck Pain & Spine Surgery

Brett Gunter, M.D., Neurosurgery Specialist at MUSC Health, Columbia explains how surgical treatments may offer lasting relief for patients.

Once used at the international space station to move cargo and astronauts, the technology, a 3D exoscope and a robotic arm, is a high-powered digital imaging system.

New Technology

MUSC Health first in SC to offer new technology for minimally invasive neurosurgery for spine and brain.

Inventor

When neurosurgeon Bruce Frankel encounters a problem, his mind goes into high gear.

X-ray images showing curved spine and straightened spine with screws

Scoliosis Correction Surgery

Scoliosis correction surgery helps patients walk tall.

Research

As part of an academic medical center, we stay current on the latest, most effective diagnostic and treatment options. We offer the most advanced nonsurgical and surgical treatments available today. Through research and clinical trials, we are also working to invent or improve techniques and devices that make complicated surgeries safer. Below, please find examples of our recent research:

Evaluation of open and minimally invasive spinal surgery for the treatment of thoracolumbar metastatic epidural spinal cord compression: a systematic review

Endoscopic decompression of epidural spinal metastasis causing lumbar radiculopathy through a transforaminal approach: report of two cases

Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria

Paraspinous muscle flaps for the treatment of complex spinal wounds

Anatomy of the posterolateral spinal epidural ligaments

Cervical fusion for treatment of degenerative conditions: development of appropriate use criteria

Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain

Nanoparticle-based estrogen delivery to spinal cord injury site reduces local parenchymal destruction and improves functional recovery