Conditions treated

  • Disc herniations
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Foraminal stenosis
  • Nerve root compression
  • Lumbar radiculopathy
  • Neurogenic claudication
  • Cervical radiculopathy
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Thoracic radiculopathy
  • Thoracic myelopathy
  • Recurrent disc herniations
  • Degenerative scoliosis
  • Sagittal imbalance
  • Flat back syndrome
  • Failed prior spine surgery
  • Adjacent segment disease
  • Hardware complications
  • Pseudarthrosis
  • Metastatic spine disease
  • Primary spinal cord tumors
  • Spinal meningiomas
  • Schwannomas
  • Ependymomas
  • Vertebral body tumors

Procedures performed

Neurosurgical procedures may include one or a combination of the techniques listed below, as every patient’s condition is unique and requires an individualized approach. Sometimes there are different surgical options that can achieve similar outcomes, and the best choice depends on your specific anatomy, condition, and lifestyle goals. Dr. Talbot recommends surgery only after meeting with you in the office, performing a thorough examination, and carefully reviewing your imaging studies to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.

Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Spine Surgery

  • Endoscopic spine surgery
  • Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy
  • Biportal endoscopic spine surgery
  • Endoscopic foraminotomy
  • Endoscopic discectomy
  • Endoscopic laminectomy
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Tubular microdiscectomy
  • Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation
  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion
  • Robot assisted spine surgery
  • Navigation guided spine surgery

Cervical Spine Procedures

  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
  • Cervical disc replacement
  • Posterior cervical fusion
  • Cervical corpectomy
  • Cervical laminectomy
  • Cervical laminoplasty
  • Cervical foraminotomy
  • Cervical myelopathy surgery
  • Cervical radiculopathy surgery
  • Cervical spinal stenosis surgery
  • Atlantoaxial fusion
  • C1-C2 fusion
  • Odontoid screw fixation
  • Cervical deformity correction
  • Cervical trauma surgery

Lumbar Spine Procedures

  • Lumbar microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar laminectomy
  • Lumbar foraminotomy
  • Lumbar fusion surgery
  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
  • Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
  • Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF)
  • Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
  • Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF, XLIF, DLIF)
  • Posterolateral lumbar fusion
  • Lumbar disc replacement
  • Lumbar stenosis surgery
  • Lumbar spondylolisthesis surgery
  • Lumbar revision surgery
  • Sacroiliac joint fusion
  • Lumbar hardware removal

Thoracic Spine Procedures

  • Thoracic laminectomy
  • Thoracic discectomy
  • Costotransversectomy
  • Percutaneous kyphoplasty
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Thoracic fusion surgery
  • Thoracic deformity correction
  • Thoracic spine tumor surgery

Complex Spinal Deformity Surgery

  • Adult spinal deformity correction
  • Scoliosis surgery
  • Adult scoliosis correction
  • Degenerative scoliosis surgery
  • Kyphosis correction
  • Sagittal imbalance correction
  • Flat back syndrome surgery
  • Revision spinal deformity surgery
  • Multi-level spinal fusion
  • Spinal osteotomy procedures
  • Pedicle subtraction osteotomy
  • Smith-Petersen osteotomy

Spinal Tumor Surgery

  • Primary spinal tumor resection
  • Metastatic spine tumor surgery
  • En bloc spinal tumor resection
  • Spinal cord tumor surgery
  • Vertebral body tumor resection
  • Spinal tumor biopsy
  • Spinal reconstruction after tumor removal
  • Spinal meningioma surgery
  • Ependymoma surgery

Revision Spine Surgery

  • Failed back surgery syndrome treatment
  • Revision spinal fusion
  • Pseudarthrosis repair
  • Hardware revision surgery
  • Adjacent segment disease surgery
  • Revision lumbar surgery
  • Revision cervical surgery
  • Complex revision procedures

General Neurosurgical Procedures

  • Brain tumor surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Cranioplasty
  • Chiari malformation surgery
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Ulnar nerve decompression
  • Nerve root decompression
  • Spinal cord stimulator surgery