Western Orthopaedics - Dr. Timothy J. Birney, M.D.-Patient Education

• Information Directly from Dr. Birney

  • AAOS website

    AAOS patient education library.  Use this website to get more information about your condition.

• Articles & Presentations

  • Treating Neck & Low Back Pain

    Dr. Birney presents the fundamentals, and what's old and what's new?

• Educational Links

  • Medtronics - spinal fractures

    Read more about Balloon Kyphoplasty for spinal fractures

  • Medtronics - spinal stenosis

    Find out about the x-stop spacer for spinal stenosis

  • Dynesis Dynamic Stabilization System

    Learn more about Dynesis instrumentation for treatment of acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine -- including degenerative spondylolisthesis.

  • X-Close Tissue Repair

    Dr. Birney uses the Xclose Tissue Repair system. 

Videos

Balloon Kyphoplasty for compression fracture of the spine.