Dr. Joseph Yazdi performs in-office kyphoplasty for painful spinal fractures. Where is kyphoplasty used? Kyphoplasty is most often used on patients who suffer compression fractures of the spine. These types of fractures typically – but not always – result from weakened vertebrae due to osteoporosis. …
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Dr. Joseph Yazdi is a board-certified neurosurgeon with Arch Neurosurgery in St. Louis. Among his specialties are the diagnosis and treatment of concussions and the many associated concussion symptoms. Concussions can range in severity from a headache caused by a sudden jolt to a penetrating …
If you suspect you or a loved one might have suffered a concussion, don’t wait to seek help from a medical professional with expertise in evaluating and managing concussions¹. Symptoms of concussion can include brief loss of consciousness after the head injury, memory loss, vision …
Platelet rich plasma is another therapy physicians can use in regenerative medicine. It primarily promotes soft-tissue healing and has received much publicity for its use by athletes trying to get an edge or avoid a surgical procedure on muscles, ligaments, tendons and cartilage¹. Due to …
Did you know that stem cells are not new to the field of medicine? For more than 50 years physicians have used them in bone marrow transplants to treat blood cancers¹. They also have therapeutic value for regenerative medicine, but their use is not without significant drawbacks. Adult stem …
As planned, we went back to Ethiopia in October. This time, we had an even bigger team and a couple of substitutions. The core of our team stayed the same, namely Drs. Ibrahim, Samy, and Dr. Yazdi as well as Stephanie and Francis who are …
The day started as usual. Our only patient was a 22-year-old male with a double major curve. The plan was T4 to L4 fusion and instrumentation with multiple level SPO’s. The case was uneventful. The team rounded on the patients one last time before they …
The day started as usual. Everybody in the ICU was doing well. The chest tube from our first patient would be coming out soon. Today we were operating on a 25-year-old male with a major thoracic curve. The surgery would involve fusion and instrumentation from …
We started the day very smoothly. The first case was the 13-year-old female we saw in the clinic yesterday. She had a major thoracic curve requiring fusion and instrumentation from T4 to L2. The patient was asleep, positioned on the operating table, prepped and draped, …
We started our day by rounding on our postoperative patients. The patient from last week that needed a chest tube looked well. But the patient that we did three days ago continued to drain blood from his incision. He would be at risk of getting …