Indiana Spine Center Achieving Better Outcomes with a New Innovative Outpatient Cervical Spine Surgery

Innovative Outpatient Cervival Spine Surgery - Zero Profile (25.85 KB)

Dr. John Gorup is the first surgeon in Indiana to perform a new surgical technique utilizing the zero-profile anterior cervical interbody fusion device from Synthes-Spine. This procedure is presently performed nationally by a select group of spinal surgeons.
This procedure is indicated for patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and acute disc herniation of the cervical spine. This new outpatient cervical spine surgery:
• Decreases the difficulty in swallowing usually associated with this procedure
• Reduces pain
• Achieves quicker recoverie