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Public release date: 20 January 2010
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New Jersey surgeons perform multi-process procedure for spinal cord injuries
The Plastic Surgery Center recently announced that a New Jersey medical team led by Dr. Matthew Kaufman enabled a
51-year-old man, named Edward Silcox of Langhorne, PA, to breathe on his own - without a ventilator - for the first
time since becoming paralyzed. The medical team used that a highly rare procedure for
spinal cord injuries, that
improved quality of life by eliminating the ventilator significantly that reduces the risk of lung infection, which
is known as a leading cause of death in spinal cord injuries.
The multi-process procedure was completed on Friday, January 22 at Somerset Medical Center. At that time, Dr. Kaufman
activated a diaphragm pacemaker, which allowed Mr. Silcox to immediately breathe on his own. The procedure will lower
infection rates in his lungs, as well as will improve Mr. Silcox’s speech and ability to eat. Mr. Silcox was paralyzed
from the neck down as a result of a motorcycle accident in 2008.
This rare
spinal cord injury procedure followed an initial surgery on December 29, also at Somerset Medical Center, where Dr. Kaufman
and his team performed a microsurgical decompression of the phrenic nerve and implanted the pacemaker. Through
rehabilitation, Mr. Silcox will continuously be weaned off the respirator in order to replace his dependency on the
ventilator.
Dr. Kaufman is a part of the medical team at the Institute for Advanced Reconstruction at the Plastic Surgery Center,
which is comprised of a group of surgeons who are highly skilled in nerve transplantation and advanced reconstruction.
They perform a number of unique operations to help patients suffering from life-altering medical conditions who are
often told there are no treatment options available.
Source: Plastic Surgery Center
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