I’ve been waiting for this video. It was great. Would be happy to watch even a longer one as well. This was an interesting delicate surgery. I did not know you could put much torsion on the cord. Thanks again.
I have a cyst in the spinal chord C2 that is almost the size of the chord. I will have it removed via microsurgery hopefully next week. After watching this video I have realized how delicate and precise the sergeon must be. I hope that my surgery will go same well, so I can keep playing piano and teach💜🙏
All I can say is - wow, I enjoyed this video so much. The level of detail you covered in only 5 minutes was astounding, and each of the steps were easy to follow unlike other POV surgical videos. Awesome as always Dr. R.
I want to thank you for uploading these videos. Hopefully by this time next year I’ll be in medical school. Neurosurgery is the field I’m most interested in the most and these videos remind me of why I’m studying so hard
This is the moment - when I'm asked in residency interviews next year what absolutely secured Neurosurgery for me vs other fields.. watching you do this, this is the moment
it's so amazing to witness! when i was a younger, i wanted to be a neurosurgeon. but u know, things change. now i just wanna appreciate how it's done. salute to all neurosurgeons.
Glad to see you are still finding time to post these fascinating videos ! Love the surgical breakdown during this one and the post op breakdown at the end !
Wow, you weren't kidding when you started this channel and said you were going to be putting out high quality content. Looking forward to more. Amazing work !
Wow! You're a Rockstar! This is definitely art and not only skill. Thank you for sharing your work. I find it fascinating and it is a privilege to have access to such in depth content. It normally would be highly inaccesible to people like me whose career is not in the field of medicine (aerospace engineer here) and still love the topic.
im a surgical resident mostly general and bariatric work with the occasional colorectal blips.... and thisssssssssss is truly fknn crazy to watch... sorry for the language but really its how i feel just crazy craazzy intricacy and diligence with good explanation that we can learn from...i mean did u guys see that translucent suturing i mean wowww thank you dr mart...lookin forward for ur future uploads
This was absolutely wonderful to see. As an evidence-based DC, I’ve spent nearly a decade studying the spinal cord, and dissecting it in many cadavers. But to this day, nothing is more impressive and truly bewildering to me than spinal cord surgery on the living patient. Thank you for this video series and walking us through some of what you do!
it's so incredibly different on a cadaver, i hade the same feeling of bewilderment the first time i saw it. I study chiropractic medicine in Australia, where it is streamlined at universities with clinical and medical science courses. Because of this, my classes are often taught by medical doctor's, specifically some of my anatomy and physiology. I still remember being in my cadaver lab while my professor (an ex-surgeon) walked us through video footage of a surgery on the spine of a living person much like this. I found it very hard to believe it was the same as the spine of the cadaver i had in front of me.
I enjoy your channel immensely. I especially love to “geek out” with the in-depth discussion and explanation. I’m a C5 quadriplegic and am curious to know if there’s anything you suggest for pain relief due to spinal cord injury.
There are definitely options, both surgical and nonsurgical. I’d definitely recommend you see a pain specialist, and potentially a neurosurgeon with expertise in pain procedures. Thank you for your feedback! I’ve treated many patients with spinal cord injuries, I admire your strength and courage. I wish you the best and hope you get relief soon!
Beautiful operation... so delicate and patient in removing the malformation. Stitching looks so carefully done. Your patient is blessed to have you and your team. Hope she is doing great. God bless you all.
Gotta say the audio of this video is way better than the previous ones. I think investment in a lavaliere mic is a good idea like those offered from Rode or DJI.
dr martin! how are you its really been a long time haven't seen you , the video is incredible you just amazingly slit through the cord and excised the gliosis , glad to know there were no neurological focal deficits .... and yes , you looked nice in the video dictating the whole procedure.
This is amazing, more of these please. While i did enjoy this a lot I would love a longer format where you go into more details about the steps of the operation. But that's probably just me lol. Thanks for the video, i learned a lot!!
Hello , sir. I am a pre-med and I truly desire to be a neurosurgeon in the future. It'd be really great if you could make a video about study tips and advices since we spend a lot of time in books , and would love to be more and more efficient. I admire your work from the utmost heights of my heart. Thank you.
The Dr may probably correct me on this, but when I witnessed a lumbar discectomy done by an orthopedic surgeon the dura was cut and that necessitated 3 days of strict bedrest. I’m guessing since this surgery involved cutting the dura then 3 days may apply but I’m nog sure if the same applies for the cervical area.
waaaauuuuwww…. This goes so well with part I of your videos. I could see IRL what you had drawn for us before. It was more interesting than icky :D Do I have it correct that there are two people operating on the same spot? I saw three instruments working together and you mentioned a "table fellow" (?). Beautiful coordination between all the people in the operating theatre. Amazing how you manipulate anatomy without causing damage.
Thank you for the time and effort making the videos. I would like to ask your advice, I am a medical student and Its my dream to reserch consciousness and Cognition,but i am not sure if in order to pursue it (after ill do phd as well)if i should do residency in neurology ,psychiatry or neurosurgery? i would really appriciate hearing your toughts on that
@dr rutkowski Is it possible to read mind thoughts from outside or from microsurgical procedure so that your thoughts can be broadcasted to outside world . Are there any ways this procedure takes place within a duration of 6 hours or less and you don’t even know this procedure has took place .
Hi Martin! I love your videos, they are very informative. I am curious, have you ever performed DBS surgery, and if so, can you say something about your experience with implanting a DBS device in patients that suffers from ex. Parkinson, ocd, epilepsy etc.? Best regards
Hello Dr Rutkowski, As a practicing academic neurosurgeon, do you believe that prospective applicants need to take a research year in order to be competitive for neurosurgery? Or do you believe that it’s possible to have quality publications in just 4 years? Say a candidate has numerous quality publications but no research year. Would the candidate still be considered as competitive for neurosurgery even though he/she didn’t take a dedicated research year ? (assuming the person has stellar step scores and letters of recommendation)
Wow! God is Good! The human body’s design is so amazing. It’s also very amazing that science allows you to operate and record all of this in real time. Operating on a critical case like this is such a privilege. #GodBless
I’ve been waiting for this video. It was great. Would be happy to watch even a longer one as well. This was an interesting delicate surgery. I did not know you could put much torsion on the cord. Thanks again.
This is one of the most beautiful surgical videos I’ve watched.
Thank you for sharing
I have a cyst in the spinal chord C2 that is almost the size of the chord. I will have it removed via microsurgery hopefully next week. After watching this video I have realized how delicate and precise the sergeon must be. I hope that my surgery will go same well, so I can keep playing piano and teach💜🙏
All I can say is - wow, I enjoyed this video so much. The level of detail you covered in only 5 minutes was astounding, and each of the steps were easy to follow unlike other POV surgical videos. Awesome as always Dr. R.
wow without any surgical complications! Amazing work
I want to thank you for uploading these videos. Hopefully by this time next year I’ll be in medical school. Neurosurgery is the field I’m most interested in the most and these videos remind me of why I’m studying so hard
Good luck!
Very knowledgeable and personable neurosurgeon. Never thought those two adjectives could go hand in hand til I met this physician.
This is the moment - when I'm asked in residency interviews next year what absolutely secured Neurosurgery for me vs other fields.. watching you do this, this is the moment
Please make more surgical videos when you have time! I know you're incredibly busy but being able to watch your videos is a huge inspiration.
it's so amazing to witness! when i was a younger, i wanted to be a neurosurgeon. but u know, things change. now i just wanna appreciate how it's done. salute to all neurosurgeons.
Glad to see you are still finding time to post these fascinating videos ! Love the surgical breakdown during this one and the post op breakdown at the end !
Wow, you weren't kidding when you started this channel and said you were going to be putting out high quality content. Looking forward to more. Amazing work !
omg this just gave me an eyegasm can we get more of this please
Thank you again for putting such high quality videos on youtube and going through the effort of explaining it in such a great way.
Its good to see you back Doc, we really missed your videos.
👏👏
Thanks Santiago, it’s good to be back.
Wow! You're a Rockstar! This is definitely art and not only skill. Thank you for sharing your work. I find it fascinating and it is a privilege to have access to such in depth content. It normally would be highly inaccesible to people like me whose career is not in the field of medicine (aerospace engineer here) and still love the topic.
He is a doctor not a rockstar lol
im a surgical resident mostly general and bariatric work with the occasional colorectal blips....
and thisssssssssss
is truly fknn crazy to watch...
sorry for the language but really its how i feel
just crazy craazzy intricacy and diligence with good explanation that we can learn from...i mean did u guys see that translucent suturing i mean wowww
thank you dr mart...lookin forward for ur future uploads
Super interesting. Thank you.
That is amazing. The amount of concentration and steady hands is astonishing! Great work.
would there be "stabilisers" on those tools do you think? Or would that be a nuisance, interacting with the surgeons' hands.
It's fascinating what modern imaging, anesthesia, and instrumentation allows surgeons to accomplish.
This was absolutely wonderful to see. As an evidence-based DC, I’ve spent nearly a decade studying the spinal cord, and dissecting it in many cadavers. But to this day, nothing is more impressive and truly bewildering to me than spinal cord surgery on the living patient. Thank you for this video series and walking us through some of what you do!
it's so incredibly different on a cadaver, i hade the same feeling of bewilderment the first time i saw it. I study chiropractic medicine in Australia, where it is streamlined at universities with clinical and medical science courses. Because of this, my classes are often taught by medical doctor's, specifically some of my anatomy and physiology. I still remember being in my cadaver lab while my professor (an ex-surgeon) walked us through video footage of a surgery on the spine of a living person much like this. I found it very hard to believe it was the same as the spine of the cadaver i had in front of me.
Doctor, I just finished watching this. I am in awe of your work.
Thank you so much for the continued educational uploads. Much appreciated!
I enjoy your channel immensely. I especially love to “geek out” with the in-depth discussion and explanation.
I’m a C5 quadriplegic and am curious to know if there’s anything you suggest for pain relief due to spinal cord injury.
There are definitely options, both surgical and nonsurgical. I’d definitely recommend you see a pain specialist, and potentially a neurosurgeon with expertise in pain procedures. Thank you for your feedback! I’ve treated many patients with spinal cord injuries, I admire your strength and courage. I wish you the best and hope you get relief soon!
Finally! Loved the video. So educational.
Beautiful operation... so delicate and patient in removing the malformation. Stitching looks so carefully done. Your patient is blessed to have you and your team. Hope she is doing great. God bless you all.
Brilliant as always.
Amazing skills, thank you for providing us with videos like this!😄
Absolutely incredible. Wonderful work.
Gotta say the audio of this video is way better than the previous ones. I think investment in a lavaliere mic is a good idea like those offered from Rode or DJI.
Amazing video. Thanks so much for the footage. That really added to the educational value. You do some amazing stuff.
That was insane! So cool.
dr martin! how are you its really been a long time haven't seen you , the video is incredible you just amazingly slit through the cord and excised the gliosis , glad to know there were no neurological focal deficits .... and yes , you looked nice in the video dictating the whole procedure.
thanks for the quick tutorial, helped a lot in a pinch. thanks again!
This is amazing, more of these please. While i did enjoy this a lot I would love a longer format where you go into more details about the steps of the operation. But that's probably just me lol. Thanks for the video, i learned a lot!!
Incredible content and your explanation is clear, concise and easy to follow. Thanks!
Beautiful, beautiful video! Love it. Well-done!
Yay you’re back, love these videos
Great job Doctor. Congratulations on your successful operation. I'm inspired
Hello , sir. I am a pre-med and I truly desire to be a neurosurgeon in the future. It'd be really great if you could make a video about study tips and advices since we spend a lot of time in books , and would love to be more and more efficient. I admire your work from the utmost heights of my heart. Thank you.
ohh i have been waiting for this, the algorithm didn't bless me in time though.. anyway great video doc keep it up 👍
Nice work!
Thanks!! Love watching these!
Wow incredible job well done 👍 doctor
Thanks for a great video ,you are incredible...
That was awesome. Is there an update?
Awesome procedure. Does this require a lumbar drain? And what about mobility limitation post-op, like strict bedrest for a period of time? Thanks!
The Dr may probably correct me on this, but when I witnessed a lumbar discectomy done by an orthopedic surgeon the dura was cut and that necessitated 3 days of strict bedrest. I’m guessing since this surgery involved cutting the dura then 3 days may apply but I’m nog sure if the same applies for the cervical area.
waaaauuuuwww…. This goes so well with part I of your videos. I could see IRL what you had drawn for us before. It was more interesting than icky :D Do I have it correct that there are two people operating on the same spot? I saw three instruments working together and you mentioned a "table fellow" (?). Beautiful coordination between all the people in the operating theatre. Amazing how you manipulate anatomy without causing damage.
Such a great video..🔥
want to follow in your footsteps doc! starting at brown in a few weeks with dreams of being a neurosurgeon!
Congratulations and best of luck!
Amazing!
I would like to see a video about a sphenoid approach in the same fashion.
Btw great work...u can't imagine how valuable this is for us brainiacs ☺️
another great video however i must ask, is that a 'masters' vest?
Thank you for the time and effort making the videos.
I would like to ask your advice,
I am a medical student and Its my dream to reserch consciousness and Cognition,but i am not sure if in order to pursue it (after ill do phd as well)if i should do residency in neurology ,psychiatry or neurosurgery?
i would really appriciate hearing your toughts on that
Are there devices which can be used to capture your mind thoughts from outside ?
Much respect. Thanks for sharing this great video.
Thanks Dr. Wong! Appreciate your support.
@dr rutkowski Is it possible to read mind thoughts from outside or from microsurgical procedure so that your thoughts can be broadcasted to outside world . Are there any ways this procedure takes place within a duration of 6 hours or less and you don’t even know this procedure has took place .
Does anybody know how to get in touch with Dr. Rutkowski?
Hi Martin! I love your videos, they are very informative. I am curious, have you ever performed DBS surgery, and if so, can you say something about your experience with implanting a DBS device in patients that suffers from ex. Parkinson, ocd, epilepsy etc.? Best regards
I can’t believe this is free
Amazing job Sir.. One day I also want myself to be like you and be with you .. Lods of love from Pakistan ❤❤❤
Hello Dr Rutkowski,
As a practicing academic neurosurgeon, do you believe that prospective applicants need to take a research year in order to be competitive for neurosurgery? Or do you believe that it’s possible to have quality publications in just 4 years? Say a candidate has numerous quality publications but no research year. Would the candidate still be considered as competitive for neurosurgery even though he/she didn’t take a dedicated research year ? (assuming the person has stellar step scores and letters of recommendation)
hey doc, stroke victim here, where do you see stem cell treatment going?
Wow! God is Good! The human body’s design is so amazing. It’s also very amazing that science allows you to operate and record all of this in real time. Operating on a critical case like this is such a privilege. #GodBless
I was scratching the back of my neck the entire video.
That's beautiful profesor, it looks impossible to me lol
Impressive
Yes FINALLY 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
wow
I need a neurologist that specializes in MSA/P
Can I job shadow bro
you must be good at coloring book.
One word, '"sci-fi"
Finally! Loved the video. So educational.