Dissection: A Spine Blog

X-ray of cervical spine with surgical implants and annotations on cervical lordosis and vertebral alignment.

Dissecting the latest in spine health and life at Dr. Katsuura’s Spine Clinic.

I try to share interesting and educational concepts in spine care and focus on the joy of medicine and surgery.

This blog is 100% human produced.

Illustration of a spinal segmental unit showing two vertebrae, an intervertebral disc, pedicle, lamina, facet joint, and vertebral body, with labeled parts.

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What is Spinal Regenerative Medicine?

What is spinal regenerative medicine? In this blog post, Dr. Yoshihiro Katsuura, a spine surgeon practicing in Novato explores the use of biologically active autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) treatments in the spine. We learn when biologic regenerative therapy can be useful, when it’s not, and explore the scientific literature surrounding this amazing field. Dr. Katsuura is an ultra-minimally invasive spine surgeon, whose goal is to bring the most modern treatments to his low back and neck pain patients from Marin, Novato, Sonoma, San Francisco and Mendocino.