Conditions & procedures
The difficult cases. And the ones that look simple.
His practice concentrates on problems that need reconstruction, tumor surgery, or revision. He also performs minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures when they fit the problem.
C2 – PELVIS
Adult spinal deformity
Curves and imbalance that change how you stand and walk.
- Adult scoliosis
- Flatback syndrome
- Kyphosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sagittal imbalance
- Deformity correction and fusion
C1 – S5
Spinal tumors
Tumors of the vertebrae, the spinal cord, and the nerves, planned with oncology and radiation teams.
- Metastatic spine disease
- Primary bone tumors
- Intradural tumors
- Pathologic fractures
- Separation surgery
- Stabilization
PRIOR SURGERY
Revision spine surgery
When an earlier operation did not hold, did not help, or has started to fail.
- Pseudarthrosis
- Adjacent segment disease
- Hardware failure
- Recurrent disc herniation
- Proximal junctional kyphosis
C2 – C7 · L1 – S1
Degenerative disease
Compression of the spinal cord or nerves from wear, discs, and arthritis.
- Cervical myelopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- Herniated disc
- Radiculopathy
- ACDF
- Posterior cervical fusion
- Laminectomy
SMALLER INCISIONS
Minimally invasive & endoscopic
Smaller operations for the right problem, with less muscle disruption and faster recovery.
- Endoscopic discectomy
- Endoscopic decompression
- MIS TLIF
- Lateral interbody fusion
- Tubular decompression
Not sure where your problem fits? Ask.
Send your imaging and a short history. Dr. Pennicooke will tell you whether he can help.