Typically performed at outpatient surgery centers, minimally invasive laser spine surgeries involve small incisions and ablation or lasers to cauterize blood vessels.
Director of Physician Partners of America Minimally Invasive Spine Group James St. Louis, DO, has reportedly performed over 8,000 surgeries and has never given a blood transfusion.
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