Medical & Surgical Illustrations | Cervical & Lumbar Fusions, Left Rotator Cuff Repair
Case Type:
Motor Vehicle Accident
Area of Injury:
Spine and Left Shoulder
Overall Objective:
The law firm Finkelstein & Partners requested help demonstrating their clients damages caused by a motor vehicle accident. The clients injuries required multiple surgeries to their abdomen.
Our Work on the Case
Exhibit 1
Medical illustration showcasing cervical spondylosis which is greatest at the C4-5 level.
Exhibit 2
Surgical Illustration of Herniated disk C4—5 repair.
The operation included:
- Anterior cervical diskectomy with decompression of spinal cord C4—5
- Corpectomy partial C4, CS.
- Arthrodesis and fusion with allograft C4—5.
- Internal fixation with Zephir titanium plate C4—5.
Exhibit 3
Surgical Illustration of Herniated disk C4—5 repair.
The operation included:
- Anterior cervical diskectomy with decompression of spinal cord C4—5
- Corpectomy partial C4, CS.
- Arthrodesis and fusion with allograft C4—5.
- Internal fixation with Zephir titanium plate C4—5.
Exhibit 4
Medical Illustration showing the clients status post L2-3 through L5-S1 discography, right foraminal L4-5 disc protrusion containing contrast, bilateral foraminal L5-S1 disc protusions containing contrast with diffuse radial annul tear, and a Grade I subtle degenerative anterior spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1 with advanced bilate without spondylolysis.
Exhibit 5
Surgical Illustration of:
- A L4, L5 lumbar laminectomy was preformed.
- A foraminotomy was preformed over the right L5 nerve root.
- A bone graft was harvested from the lumbar laminectomy site.
- Arthrodesis and fusion with bone at L4-L5 and L5-S1 bilaterally.
- Internal fixation with pedicle screws at L4 , L5 and S1 on the right and at L4, L5 on the left.
- Removal of medical facet on the right at L4-5.
Exhibit 6
Surgical Illustration showcasing that transpedicular screws have been placed through the transitional vertebrae and the two vertebral bodies above the transitional vertebrae.
Exhibit 7
Medical Illustration showcasing the Disc space narrowing at C4-5, C5-6 and C6-7.
Exhibit 8
Surgical Illustration showcasing the clients left shoulder rotator cuff repair Part I.
Exhibit 9
Surgical Illustration showcasing the clients left shoulder rotator cuff repair Part II.
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