Article: Chavez undergoes back surgery

Article: Chavez undergoes back surgery.(Knight ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 4, 2002 ;     546 words ...OAKLAND, Calif. _ A's third baseman Eric Chavez underwent back surgery Thursday morning. But it's not as bad as you might think. Chavez was given general anesthetic followed by an epidural injection ...

Article: Anterior fusion operation helpful for "failed back ...
Pain & Central Nervous System Week;  March 22, 2004 ;     686 words ... ... symptoms after previous, unsuccessful back surgery, reports a new study. Led by Dr ... of ALIF in 33 patients with "failed back surgery syndrome" in the March 2004 issue of ... Persistent or recurrent symptoms after back surgery are a common problem - of over 250 ...

Article: Los Angeles Surgeon Dr. Rezaian - Pioneers Cutting Edge Laser ...
PR Newswire;  July 27, 2009 ;     673 words ... ... a method of minimally invasive laser back surgery to treat herniated discs in the spine ... ailment. Not only does the traditional back surgery involve deep incisions, risky general ... worked for years to help perfect a laser back surgery technique. His laser surgery technique ...

Article: Back surgery: Less is more
Post-Tribune (IN);  January 3, 2006 ;     667 words ... ... uses in performing minimally invasive back surgery.(PHOTO) (THE HARTFORD COURANT ... Her brother-in-law had undergone back surgery 15 years earlier, spent a week in the ... occurred despite a debate about whether back surgery is being overused. Same-day service ...

Article: JOHNSON'S BACK SURGERY CONCERNS MARINERS : SOME ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 15, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... he is scheduled to undergo lower-back surgery Thursday in Los Angeles. Will the operation ... Orthopedic Surgeons, points out that back surgery can be an inexact science. He advises ... February. Too often, Apple said, lower-back surgery is done too quickly, without the same ...

Article: Pip has back surgery
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 29, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... the free-agent superstar underwent back surgery Monday morning at Northwestern Memorial ... lead to get Pippen. Pippen's latest back surgery was not unexpected and was the second ... filming a commercial for Avia. His first back surgery was performed shortly thereafter. While ...

Article: REPORT: PIPPEN HAS LOWER BACK SURGERY
United Press International;  July 28, 1998 ;     345 words ... ... 28-1998 Report: Pippen has lower back surgery CHICAGO, July 28 (UPI) _ Star forward ... Chicago Bulls, reportedly underwent lower back surgery Monday to repair two herniated discs ... were unsuccessful. After his 1988 back surgery, Pippen missed all of training camp ...