Panel: 71 Year Old Long- Standing Spinal Canal Stenosis Refusing “Surgical” Intervention Arthur L. Jenkins, III MD FACS Founder, Jenkins NeuroSpine
71 YEAR OLD • Presents with progressive difficulty walking over 5 years • Former Heavy smoker • Now S/P first MI 2 years ago, COPD, DM, Morbid Obesity •History of SSI from his prior shoulder surgery
Got a consult from Man’s Best Hospital • Told needed a ”Big” ”Dangerous” operation. • Comes to you, doesn’t want ”Surgery” • Told by his PMD that he wouldn’t be cleared even if he wanted it
What would you do?
Thank you! • JenkinsNeuroSpine.com • ArthurJenkinsMD.com
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