Dr. Adam S Kanter MD
Neurosurgeon
200 Lothrop St Puh, B-400 Pittsburgh PA, 15213Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Adam Kanter practices Neurological Surgery in Pittsburgh, PA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Kanter 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.
Education and Training
University of Vermont College of Medicine 2001
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rathke cleft cysts.
- Minimally invasive approach to extraforaminal disc herniations at the lumbosacral junction using an operating microscope: case series and review of the literature.
- Sacral preservation in cauda equina syndrome from inferior vena cava thrombosis.
- Complications and radiographic correction in adult scoliosis following combined transpsoas extreme lateral interbody fusion and posterior pedicle screw instrumentation.
- Extreme-lateral, minimally invasive, transpsoas approach for the treatment of far-lateral lumbar disc herniation.
- Lower extremity monoparesis after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Characterization of articulation of the lumbar facets in the human cadaveric spine using a facet-based coordinate system.
- Commentary: Striking a balance between less invasive approaches and optimal tumor resection.
- Complex regional pain syndrome following lateral lumbar interbody fusion: case report.
- Radiographic and clinical outcomes following combined lateral lumbar interbody fusion and posterior segmental stabilization in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis.
- Response.
- Impaired bone mineral density as a predictor of graft subsidence following minimally invasive transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
- Vertebral body fracture following stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF): report of two events out of 712 levels.
- Technical nuances of the minimally invasive extreme lateral approach to treat thoracolumbar burst fractures.
- Can triggered electromyography monitoring throughout retraction predict postoperative symptomatic neuropraxia after XLIF? Results from a prospective multicenter trial.
Treatments
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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