Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS

Co-Founder | Board Certified Neurosurgeon | Endoscopic Spinal Surgery | Here to share ideas & collaborate

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

For today's Thoracic Thursdays we talk about the rib head!

It's in your way! You have to get around it!

A few options:
Go medial and take more of the facet
Make room lateral by drilling some of the rib head
Ream through to create room (different TYPES of reamers also)

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Sanjay Konakondla, MD (Danville, PA), discusses the challenges of identifying the dura when entering the epidural space with an endoscope. Dr. Konakondla emphasizes that peridural membranes are real and intradural fat is not a normal finding. If fat is visualized between tissue layers, it indicates that the tissue is not dura. After adequate coagulation, these layers can be carefully dissected and safely removed.

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#Arthrex #ArthrexSpine #EndoscopicSpine #SpineSurgery #Spine #MedicalDevices

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

“Silence isn’t created from emptiness. It’s created when you expect noise but hear nothing.”

Japanese #architect Hiroshi Nakamura, was asked why he decided to design a residence with soundproof, glass block windows.

That was his reply.

Take a break! It’s weekend!

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That’s a wrap on Spine Evolutions 2025!

Thank you to all our faculty surgeons for sharing insights into how they are using Arthrex endoscopic spine to help treat their patients better.

Faculty: Chad E. Campion, MD, Andrew Clavenna, MD, Peter Derman, MD, Mazda Farshad, MD, Michael Gallizzi, MD, MS, Raymond J. Gardocki, MD, Sohrab Gollogly, MD, Vincent Hagel, MD, Saqib Hasan, MD, Paul Houle, MD, Meng Huang, MD, Wade K. Jensen, MD, Osama N. Kashlan, MD, Sanjay Konakondla, MD, FAANS, FCNS, Mark A. Mahan, MD, John I. Ogunlade, DO, Edison P. Valle, MD, Christopher A. Yeung, MD

Learn more about Arthrex Spine: https://t.co/pvjnjD3tkb

Spine Evolutions is a transformative course guided by internationally recognized faculty and explores the latest advancements and innovative concepts in the Arthrex Spine and Orthobiologics portfolios.

#Arthrex #ArthrexSpine #SpineEvolutions #SpineSurgery #EndoscopicSpine #MedicalEducation #Innovation

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

Endoscopic spine surgery

Let’s get people their lives back!

#sciatica #backpain #pain

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

“There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all”

-Peter Drucker

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

at the end of every tunnel theres a #light.

we know this.

similarly-

on the other side of every difficult #conversation there's a #lesson. Find it.

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

Next time you #think of something- try to #transcribe it.

It’s.
Not.
#Easy.

That’s probably why our best thoughts are lost in the bottom of the #shower drain.

[Sanjay Konakondla, MD FAANS FCNS @thespineboss]

A #goodbook explains new concepts in a digestible format.

A #greatbook eloquently states concepts you’ve always thought about.