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Sponsored content Dr. Braxton: A national leader in neurosurgery Specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery, Braxton gets patients back to their activities By Kimberly Nicoletti roughe te you by Val Sunmit Orthopaedes Neuro- urgery The term "reneaned kader" gets thren round a lot, but neururgon Emest Braxton has an abundance of eperience, expertise and proven inowation to solilly bock that elaim. Braxton, a neuungeon at Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neunsur- gery, was the first sargon in the nation to perform minimally inNasive spinal surgery; in 201s, he inserted an artificial dise into a potient's spine through the belly button. In 2016, he was the finst surgron in Colo- rado-and one of the first in the US- to successfully perkms an awake sangry, Traditional neururgery kwmledge main- aitwed that spinal fusios were too painfol or cenpiles to undertake awake, but iraston proved that ilen fictitios G-SUM MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY Braston's enperineas a neurosurgn in the military belpeed shape his commitment of the first in the U.S.- to successfully perform an awake surgery. (Summit Daily file photo) to performing the most minimally invasive surgeties pessile, in ceder to pemptly eturn skliers back to duty. le served as a le transferred his surgical experiemees rumsurgon during the war in Afghani- stan, as well as the chief of neunsurgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center - the nturm to the sets and activities they kong, pine and strip the muscles off the boees Department of Ifense's largest medical treatment facility with the highest acuity nd volame of any military lungital. While asa procedure, but rather, a phibsupiy. le the war raged in Afghanistan, he cuntrib- uteed to a 90% surviability rabe for incom- paticnt, isolating the problem that prevents infetion, Braxton sail. ing wusded, indluding se traumatie brain inguries and oomplex spinal fractunes finding a sungical intervention that nturns AWAKE SURGERIES from expksions "Tim passinate alout minimally insasive pine surgry hecae patients return to Dr. Ernest Braxton, a neurosurgeon with Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, was the first surgeon in Colorado -and one perkemance faster." Braston said. ting small incisions on the sile of the spine Braston likens such tests to a mechanic and spreading the museles, rather than completely slicing thnwgh maeles. Other, enfirms it wueks more invasive, surgns cut ekser to the fising engine pebkems; starting up the car within the military to serving civilians in the Vail Valky and bayorl, so they can Finally, awake surgeries promote a pa- tient-centered environment, right down to ihe type of msie plaped curing surgery. to fuse vertehra. This traditional, invashe method stops blood thne to the mucles, which caes mascks to die, making them imposble to rehabilitate and peone to He views minimally invasive sturgery not "H alkws me to be nore delicate with neurological structures and creates a more pfessional atmesplere that is erntered cn pulient care, and patients serm to neover better because of moe gentle handling of the tissse." he says "ifit doesat hurt during surgery, ally it doest hurt after sangry. customies his surgkal appach to cach the patient from fully enjeging life and the peren to an active life, whether that' throggh inserting an artificial dise, thin- Itraxton advocates awake surgery, withont the use of hewwy anestheties, for three main ning away a bne or a dise to free up a nerse reasos. Fist, it resalts in faster wowery and avoils riskse patients okder than to and those in high elevations like Vail have a hicher percentaoe of anesthesia-nelated post-eperative engnitive dysfunetion, inclading memery and ewcutive function empley mienseps to slew areas le needs peolikms, which can last weeks and up toa year. Whike traditional spine fusion surger ies reguire patients to nmain hopitalind fe thee to feur clays awake patients lenve the lospital the same or nest day. or fusing a painful spine. He oflen utiliars omputer assisted sys tems, which he likens to GPS navigation or s-ray viskn. The oomputeriond systems alkow him to make smaller incisions they Though an awake spinal fusion muy sund painful, Vail Valky residents like Tom Kkinhandt, who undkrwent a fusicn June 20, 2019, dont experiener pain. to trim, like bone or dises, or possly fuse. While somme surgrons face a burrier in tran- sitioning to performing surgry with these computerized systems and micrscopes, Braston's training stems from working un "Your body feels some motion, and you fee pressare and a little jerking, but nothing to be concerned about." Kkeinhandt said. " highly recommend it. Seund, awake surgrries alkone doetors to the brain- anguably the most complicated talk to patients, who literally feel the relief while still on the talsle, after the problem is. surgically repaired. Surgons can test a mo- Wah former L. Col. Brustonis military esperience and as the current team plysician for the US Ski and Snemboand teams and the USA Nondic Team - he'sa trusted kader in minimally invasive spinal and intricate organ in the body "Tie lad many years working under a mi- mnerpe and beir comfortable wrking in a very sanall atea rather than just (opening upi and exponing things" he said. In rostine spinal fusion sungries, Beaston pervents core musele from dying and the ciated higher risk of infetian by eut- tin, such as a keg mAment that pervioely sangeriess he specializes in returning poople caused pain, and ensure the pain is gee. to the activities they hne. Braxton is committed to performing minimally invasive spinal surgeries, which allow patients to recover more quickly. (Photo courtesy of Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery ABOUT MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY For more about minimally invasive spine surgery and Dr. Ernest Braxton, visit vsortho.com or braxtonmd.com. ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail | 970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.509.3240 ORTHOPAEDICS& NEUROSURGERY vsortho.com| vourgentcare.com Sponsored content Dr. Braxton: A national leader in neurosurgery Specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery, Braxton gets patients back to their activities By Kimberly Nicoletti roughe te you by Val Sunmit Orthopaedes Neuro- urgery The term "reneaned kader" gets thren round a lot, but neururgon Emest Braxton has an abundance of eperience, expertise and proven inowation to solilly bock that elaim. Braxton, a neuungeon at Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neunsur- gery, was the first sargon in the nation to perform minimally inNasive spinal surgery; in 201s, he inserted an artificial dise into a potient's spine through the belly button. In 2016, he was the finst surgron in Colo- rado-and one of the first in the US- to successfully perkms an awake sangry, Traditional neururgery kwmledge main- aitwed that spinal fusios were too painfol or cenpiles to undertake awake, but iraston proved that ilen fictitios G-SUM MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY Braston's enperineas a neurosurgn in the military belpeed shape his commitment of the first in the U.S.- to successfully perform an awake surgery. (Summit Daily file photo) to performing the most minimally invasive surgeties pessile, in ceder to pemptly eturn skliers back to duty. le served as a le transferred his surgical experiemees rumsurgon during the war in Afghani- stan, as well as the chief of neunsurgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center - the nturm to the sets and activities they kong, pine and strip the muscles off the boees Department of Ifense's largest medical treatment facility with the highest acuity nd volame of any military lungital. While asa procedure, but rather, a phibsupiy. le the war raged in Afghanistan, he cuntrib- uteed to a 90% surviability rabe for incom- paticnt, isolating the problem that prevents infetion, Braxton sail. ing wusded, indluding se traumatie brain inguries and oomplex spinal fractunes finding a sungical intervention that nturns AWAKE SURGERIES from expksions "Tim passinate alout minimally insasive pine surgry hecae patients return to Dr. Ernest Braxton, a neurosurgeon with Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, was the first surgeon in Colorado -and one perkemance faster." Braston said. ting small incisions on the sile of the spine Braston likens such tests to a mechanic and spreading the museles, rather than completely slicing thnwgh maeles. Other, enfirms it wueks more invasive, surgns cut ekser to the fising engine pebkems; starting up the car within the military to serving civilians in the Vail Valky and bayorl, so they can Finally, awake surgeries promote a pa- tient-centered environment, right down to ihe type of msie plaped curing surgery. to fuse vertehra. This traditional, invashe method stops blood thne to the mucles, which caes mascks to die, making them imposble to rehabilitate and peone to He views minimally invasive sturgery not "H alkws me to be nore delicate with neurological structures and creates a more pfessional atmesplere that is erntered cn pulient care, and patients serm to neover better because of moe gentle handling of the tissse." he says "ifit doesat hurt during surgery, ally it doest hurt after sangry. customies his surgkal appach to cach the patient from fully enjeging life and the peren to an active life, whether that' throggh inserting an artificial dise, thin- Itraxton advocates awake surgery, withont the use of hewwy anestheties, for three main ning away a bne or a dise to free up a nerse reasos. Fist, it resalts in faster wowery and avoils riskse patients okder than to and those in high elevations like Vail have a hicher percentaoe of anesthesia-nelated post-eperative engnitive dysfunetion, inclading memery and ewcutive function empley mienseps to slew areas le needs peolikms, which can last weeks and up toa year. Whike traditional spine fusion surger ies reguire patients to nmain hopitalind fe thee to feur clays awake patients lenve the lospital the same or nest day. or fusing a painful spine. He oflen utiliars omputer assisted sys tems, which he likens to GPS navigation or s-ray viskn. The oomputeriond systems alkow him to make smaller incisions they Though an awake spinal fusion muy sund painful, Vail Valky residents like Tom Kkinhandt, who undkrwent a fusicn June 20, 2019, dont experiener pain. to trim, like bone or dises, or possly fuse. While somme surgrons face a burrier in tran- sitioning to performing surgry with these computerized systems and micrscopes, Braston's training stems from working un "Your body feels some motion, and you fee pressare and a little jerking, but nothing to be concerned about." Kkeinhandt said. " highly recommend it. Seund, awake surgrries alkone doetors to the brain- anguably the most complicated talk to patients, who literally feel the relief while still on the talsle, after the problem is. surgically repaired. Surgons can test a mo- Wah former L. Col. Brustonis military esperience and as the current team plysician for the US Ski and Snemboand teams and the USA Nondic Team - he'sa trusted kader in minimally invasive spinal and intricate organ in the body "Tie lad many years working under a mi- mnerpe and beir comfortable wrking in a very sanall atea rather than just (opening upi and exponing things" he said. In rostine spinal fusion sungries, Beaston pervents core musele from dying and the ciated higher risk of infetian by eut- tin, such as a keg mAment that pervioely sangeriess he specializes in returning poople caused pain, and ensure the pain is gee. to the activities they hne. Braxton is committed to performing minimally invasive spinal surgeries, which allow patients to recover more quickly. (Photo courtesy of Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery ABOUT MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY For more about minimally invasive spine surgery and Dr. Ernest Braxton, visit vsortho.com or braxtonmd.com. ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail | 970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.509.3240 ORTHOPAEDICS& NEUROSURGERY vsortho.com| vourgentcare.com