Dr. João Luiz chairs a panel at the Brazilian Spine Society Congress in Campos do Jordão

Dr. João Pinheiro Franco

Dr. João Luiz chairs a panel at the Brazilian Spine Society Congress in Campos do Jordão

No Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna, realizada em 2011 em Campos do Jordão, Dr. João Luiz foi Presidente da mesa no evento do IGASS, que contou com a presença dos médicos franceses Dr. Pierre Roussouly e Dr. Daniel Chopin. O assunto tratado foi o conceito moderno aplicado na avaliação dos problemas de coluna lombar, que se chama “equilíbrio sagital da coluna”.

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What is the best treatment for herniated discs?

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Is ALIF the best minimally invasive spinal surgery?

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Nobel Prize in Medicine

DR. PINHEIRO FRANCO INVITED TO THE VATICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND MEETS THE POPE AND NOBEL PRIZES.

Dr. João Pinheiro Franco launches book on back pain in GERMANY

1st book in Portuguese on disc degeneration and low back pain.

Book by Dr. João PInheiro Franco, Dr. Michael Mayer, Dr. Edward Benzel and Dr. Alex Vaccaro

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Is artificial disc a treatment for herniated cervical discs?

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Dr. João Luiz chairs a panel at the Brazilian Spine Society Congress in Campos do Jordão

Dr. João Luiz chairs a panel at the Brazilian Spine Society Congress in Campos do Jordão

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Other publications

What is the treatment for isthmic spondylolisthesis?

Sciatica - what's the best treatment?

What is the best treatment for herniated discs?

Is ALIF the best minimally invasive spinal surgery?

Nobel Prize in Medicine

DR. PINHEIRO FRANCO INVITED TO THE VATICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND MEETS THE POPE AND NOBEL PRIZES.

Dr. João Pinheiro Franco launches book on back pain in GERMANY

1st book in Portuguese on disc degeneration and low back pain.

Book by Dr. João PInheiro Franco, Dr. Michael Mayer, Dr. Edward Benzel and Dr. Alex Vaccaro

Other treatments

Intradiscal biacuplasty

Zeiss Microdiscectomy

What is Lumbar Sciatic Nerve Decompression?

Is artificial disc a treatment for herniated cervical discs?

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