Dr. Steven C. Ludwig

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  www.wyowtv34.com/readerwyow.php?S=news&C=40&W=390&ID=43 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/6/2003    Last Visited: 5/8/2003  

  (:02) CON'T SHOT TS DR. LUDWIG BONE PROTEIN IN BOTTLE CU ABOVE SHOT WS CHART OF BONES CU POINTING TO HIP BONE THIS TIME UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SPINE SURGEON STEVEN LUDWIG (LUD-WIG) SUGGESTED A NEW TYPE OF SPINAL FUSION.WHAT MAKES IT NEW IS THIS POWDERY SUBTANCE, A PROTEIN THAT GROWS NEW BONE TO FUSE THE SPINE.IN TRADITIONAL SPINAL FUSION, DOCTORS USE PART OF THE PATIENT'S HIP BONE REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SURGERY. (:16) VO/SOT: STEVEN LUDWIG, M.D. POINTING TO X-RAY SOT: STEVEN LUDWIG, M.D. VO/SOT: STEVEN LUDWIG.M.D. "WE USED TO GO DOWN, EXPOSE THE BONE AND SCOOP OUT SOME BONE GRAFT MATERIAL.THE ADVANTAGE OF GOING TO THE GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED PROTEIN IS THAT IT SAVES THE SECONDARY INCISION, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT SAVES THE PATIENT A LOT OF THE PAIN."(:17) GRAPHIC/ANIMATION: SPONGE SPONGE PLACED INSIDE CAGE CAGES IN SPINE MODEL GRAPHIC/ANIMATION: CAGES IN SPINE HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.FIRST A COLLAGEN SPONGE IS SOAKED WITH A MIXTURE OF THE BONE PROTEIN AND STERILE WATER.THE WET SPONGE IS THEN PLACED INSIDE A THIMBLE-LIKE TITANIUM CAGE.THE CAGE IS PLACED BETWEEN THE VERTABRAE TO BE USED AS A SCAFFOLD.
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  THIS IS VINCE SHERRY REPORTING. (:05) SUGGESTED STUDIO TAG: DOCTOR LUDWIG SAYS BY USING THE BONE PROTEIN, SURGERY TAKES LESS TIME, THE PATIENT LOSES LESS BLOOD, AND AS WE SAID, RECOVERY IS LESS PAINFUL.THE F-D-A APPROVED THE USE OF THE BONE PROTEIN, CALLED R-H-B-M-P-DASH-2, LAST JULY.

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  Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology - Physicians and Staff -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/18/2004    Last Visited: 10/27/2006  

  Steven C. Ludwig, M.D.Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

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  KRCG.com - NEW SPINAL FUSION SURGERY - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/7/2003    Last Visited: 5/9/2003  

  If they can avoid the additional surgery, they can recover faster, go back to work and get on with their lives much sooner," says Steven C. Ludwig, M.D., an orthopaedic/spine surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center who is on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
  
  By using a genetically engineered protein as a bone-graft substitute, the surgery takes less time, is less painful and causes less blood loss, Dr. Ludwig says.Patients are able to go home the next day, instead of spending three to seven days in the hospital.
  
  "This new technology is changing the way we perform spinal fusions," he says."It is a less-invasive treatment option for some patients with degenerative disc disease struggling to cope with chronic, debilitating back and leg pain."
  
  According to some estimates, 85 percent of the population has some disc degeneration by age 50."As people get older, their discs start to wear out and lose hydration, causing pain in the lower spine.Genetics, smoking, lack of aerobic activity, obesity and previous surgery can all be factors," Dr. Ludwig says.
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  It seems to be the best way to get a solid, biological fusion," Dr. Ludwig says.
  
  The fusion occurs as soon as six months with the protein, compared to 9 to 12 months with the bone graft harvested from the patient, Dr. Ludwig says.He calls rhBMP-2, which is also used to help promote healing of broken bones, "a very powerful agent."
  
  Spinal fusions can be performed by accessing the spine from the front or back of the body, either through an "open" incision or laproscopically through several small incisions, but the FDA has only approved the new procedure for surgeries from the front.By operating from the front, surgeons avoid having to cut through muscle or possibly damaging nerves in patients' backs.
  
  According to Dr. Ludwig, patients who have spinal fusions give up flexibility in their lower backs in order to reduce their pain and improve the overall quality of their lives."By fusing the vertebrae, you are essentially putting a segment of the spine to rest permanently.So you are exchanging some motion for pain relief.It's kind of a give and take," he says.
  
  "Patients can still exercise and be active after they have had the surgery," Dr. Ludwig says.

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  Kernan Hospital Physicians - Spine Surgeons - [Cached Version]
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  Steven C. Ludwig, M.D.
  
  Dr. Ludwig is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.He received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Jefferson Medical College of Pennsylvania.Following his residency, Dr. Ludwig completed further specialized training in spine surgery at Emory University in Atlanta.
  
  Dr. Ludwig specializes in a full range of adult spinal disorders.His clinical interests include degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbar spine, spinal tumors, infections, traumatic injuries to the cervical spine, sports-related spine injuries and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Technology News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/24/2004    Last Visited: 11/16/2004  

  Dr. Daniel Gelb, MD, Vice Chair of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine will perform the lumbar decompression and spinal fusion surgery with Steven C. Ludwig, MD, co-director of the University of Maryland Spine Center and an assistant professor of orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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  New Spinal Fusion Technique - News 12 Chattanooga - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/6/2003    Last Visited: 5/8/2003  

  This time University of Maryland spine surgeon Steven Ludwig suggested a new type of spinal fusion.What makes it new is this powdery subtance, a protein that grows new bone to fuse the spine.In traditional spinal fusion, doctors use part of the patient's hip bone requiring additional surgery.
  
  Dr. Steven Ludwig, Orthopedic/Spine Surgeon.

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  Newschannel 12 - Jackson, MS - Spinal Fusion - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/13/2003    Last Visited: 5/15/2003  

  Steven Ludwig, M.D. (featured in story), Orthopedic/Spine Surgeon, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201, interview, March 5, 2003.

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  Physicians and Staff - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/21/2008    Last Visited: 8/31/2008  

  Steven C. Ludwig
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  Steven C. Ludwig, M.D.Associate Professor of OrthopaedicsChief of Spine Surgery, Department of OrthopaedicsCo-Director, University of Maryland Spine Center

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  Robin Young Consulting Group - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/20/2005    Last Visited: 9/5/2006  

  Dr. Steven Ludwig, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Co-Director, University of Maryland Spine Center said, "The Protex-CT System is an elegant, comprehensive system for occipito-cervico-thoracic fixation for tumor, trauma, and degenerative conditions.

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  Spine Directed Oncology Physicians - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/4/2008    Last Visited: 8/31/2008  

  Steven C. Ludwig, M.D.

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