Dissection: A Spine Blog

Dissecting the latest in spine health and life at Dr. Katsuura’s Spine Clinic.

I try to share interesting and educational concepts in spine care and focus on the joy of medicine and surgery.

This blog is 100% human produced.

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Surgery Decision Guides: Simplifying a Complex Decision Making Process for Patients

Learn about surgical decision guides (aka infograms) to help improve your understanding of routine cervical and lumbar procedures.

Give Ground Grudgingly: A Story of Fortitude in the Face of Revision Decompression Surgery of the Spine (AKA Redo Surgery)

Mr. Duncan recounts his experience with spine surgery and maintaining athleticism into his 8th decade.

“My theory on athletics is: Don’t ever stop. Don’t get lazy, don’t eat junk, don’t ever quit, at anything. Age, of course, is inevitable, and its advance is relentless, but to use a military analogy: Give Ground Grudgingly!”