Dr. Lawrence T Kurz MD
Orthopedist
26025 Lahser Rd 2nd Floor Southfield MI, 48033Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Lawrence Kurz is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Southfield, MI. Dr. Kurz specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kurz tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Diego, Sch of Med, La Jolla Ca 1982
University of California 1982
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Complication, survival rates, and risk factors of surgery for metastatic disease of the spine.
- Surgical management of myelopathy.
- Modified anterior approach to the cervicothoracic junction.
- Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis. A prospective study comparing decompression with decompression and intertransverse process arthrodesis.
- Surgical management of cervical soft disc herniation. A comparison between the anterior and posterior approach.
- The effectiveness of a nurse practitioner in screening patients in a spinal disorders clinic.
- The effect of interposition membrane on the outcome of lumbar laminectomy and discectomy.
- Efficacy of closed wound suction drainage after single-level lumbar laminectomy.
- 1997 Volvo Award winner in clinical studies. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis: a prospective, randomized study comparing decompressive laminectomy and arthrodesis with and without spinal instrumentation.
Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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