Dr. Ewell Lee Nelson MD
Neurosurgeon
1155 Alpine Ave Suite 320 Boulder CO, 80304About
Dr. Ewell Nelson practices Neurological Surgery in Boulder, CO. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Nelson prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
- Prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study evaluating the correlation of clinical outcomes and cervical sagittal alignment.
- Effect on clinical outcomes of patient pain expectancies and preoperative Mental Component Summary scores from the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
- Preliminary results on feasibility of outpatient instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
- A novel case of resolved postherpetic neuralgia with subsequent development of trigeminal neuralgia: a case report and review of the literature.
- Unilateral and bilateral pedicle screw fixation in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: radiographic and clinical analysis.
- A Preliminary Report on the CO2 Laser for Lumbar Fusion: Safety, Efficacy and Technical Considerations.
- Case Series of Anterior Intervertebral Graft Extrusions in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgeries.
- The Timing of Surgery and Symptom Resolution in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease and Radiculopathy.
- Prediction based on preoperative opioid use of clinical outcomes after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions.
- Post-Treatment Gliosarcoma Extension into the Pterygomaxillary Fossa: Literature Review and Case Report.
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