A partner at Amoskeag Anesthesia, Brian Klagges, MD, is a medical director at Eliot Hospital. Dr. Brian Klagges is also a former teaching consultant at Vertos Medical who has trained physicians in specialized image-guided minimally invasive procedure, including percutaneous lumbar facet arthrodesis.
Arthrodesis, also known as spine fusion surgery, is a procedure in which a bone is added to two ends of a joint to merge them in order to reduce or eliminate joint pain. Arthrodesis is not always the result of surgery; sometimes, it occurs naturally. To perform the surgical procedure for arthrodesis, a bone is taken from the patient’s body or from a cadaver, or a synthetic one is used. The surgery is usually performed on the spine. However, it can also be performed on places where joints are, such as the thumb, finger, wrist, and knees.
