He then selectively trims back the troublesome nerve branches by up to 80 percent. Brown makes an incision behind the knee to reach the tibial nerve. The surgery, called a selective peripheral neurotomy, is a procedure performed under a microscope. Two weeks later he was walking without a walker and has even completed a 1-mile race without assistance.” Constantine had surgery on a Friday and within days was in physical rehabilitation. “With the EMG, we identified the over excited nerves resulting from the traumatic brain stem stroke, which needed to be downgraded. “When all other options did not produce satisfying results, we opted for surgery,” said Brown. An additional nerve conduction study, called an electromyogram (EMG), identified the muscles causing the dysfunction. Prior to surgery, Constantine underwent botox treatments and physical therapy in an attempt to restore the use of his leg following the injury due to his traumatic brain stem stroke. With physical therapy, everything just gets better and better. Brown, I could put my foot flat on the ground to walk. All I could to was move from my wheelchair to my bed or a chair,” said Constantine, a former NASCAR crew member. “After my injury, I was told I would never walk again. His team performed a delicate surgery to reduce input from the nerves that were causing the muscles to over contract to the point of disability. Neurosurgeon Justin Brown, MD, director of the Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Program at UC San Diego Health System, performed the novel 3-hour procedure. Af ter four years of confinement to a wheelchair, Rick Constantine, 58, is now walking again after undergoing an unconventional surgery at University of California, San Diego Heath System to restore the use of his leg.
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