Here are five highlights:
1. Dr. Rovner was recently featured on KGO 7 News along with the patient whom he performed the Coflex procedure on.
2. Coflex is a clip-like titanium implant that is placed in the patient immediately after a laminectomy is completed.
3. A recent five-year randomized prospective outcome study, published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, showed Coflex patients had equal or better outcomes than those who were treated with a combination of laminectomy and fusion. Additionally, there were fewer revision surgeries necessary in the Coflex group during the five years of study.
4. Dr. Rovner warned that patients with more advanced stenosis may not be candidates for the Coflex implant and may require more extensive surgery or fusion.
5. Dr. Rovner earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and completed his residency at the University of California in Irvine. He completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Southern California Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey.
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