Surgeons explain how TOPS preserves motion at the treated level which helps reduce stress on levels above and below. Fusion eliminates motion at the treated level and may increase stress on nearby levels.
Surgeons featured in this video include:
- Katherine Wagner, MD, Ventura Neurosurgery, Ventura, CA
https://www.venturaneurosurgery.com/provider/katherine-e-wagner-md
- James Yue, MD, MidState Medical Center, Hamden, CT
https://www.ct-ortho.com/find-a-doctor/james-j-yue/
- Todd Shanks, MD, Restorative Spine and Brain, Frisco, TX
https://www.restorativespine.com/dr-todd-shanks
- Paul Arnold, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Urbana, IL
https://www.loyolamedicine.org/provider/paul-m-arnold-md-neurological-surgery
