View UWTV videos below featuring a number of our physicians and other health care providers covering a wide variety of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine topics. Here you will find a wide range of programming from patient education to behind the scenes medical center documentaries. We provide viewers with an ever-growing, unique educational resource: physician profiles, condition and procedure descriptions, and the latest surgical innovations. Also be sure to check out the UWTV weekly schedule for upcoming presentations by our providers.

Spine: Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Anterior neck surgery allows for a very meaningful and complete surgical decompression of a compromised spinal cord and nerve roots.

Spine: Back in Action At UW Medicine Sports and Spine Physicians at the University of Washington Medical Center, Dr. Marla Kaufman treated Jonathan with a combination of steroid injections and physical therapy, enabling him to return to an active lifestyle.

Spine: Complex Cervical Conditions Our increasingly aging population is inherently afflicted with a rising incidence of systemic ailments, such as tumor disease, inflammatory diseases and osteoporosis.

Spine: Fusion - Indications and Utilization Rate In these two lectures the speakers examine the U.S. trends in regards to fusion rates and compare surgical techniques.

Spine: Herniated Disc Repair Physicians at the University of Washington Medical Center’s Bone and Joint Surgery Center use state-of-the-art research and technology to expand treatment options for spine patients.

Spine: Indications for Lumbar Fusions Dr. Bellabarba, Dr. Chapman, and other experts discuss indications, limitations and potential of fusion surgery in this UWTV video.

Spine: Innovations in Spine Care Physicians at the University of Washington Medical Center’s Bone and Joint Surgery Center use state-of-the-art research and technology to expand treatment options for spine patients.

Spine: Lumbar Interbody Fusion Techniques Spine experts discuss surgical approaches to replacing structurally deficient lumbar discs in this UWTV video.

Spine: Non-Fusion Spinal Reconstruction In this program, doctors discuss motion-preserving options in spine surgery. Dr. Chapman demonstrates indications for and the surgical technique referred to as “laminaplasty” for patients who require decompression of their spinal cord due to severe cervical spinal stenosis.

Spine: Outlook on Disc Replacement Spine experts discuss motion-preserving surgery of the human spine in this UWTV video.

Spine: Specific Indications for Spine Surgery UW Medicine orthopedic surgeons discuss new assessment methods and alternative techniques for surgical correction of major spinal deformities.

Spine: Surgery for the Aging Spine Spine experts discuss spinal surgeries for older patients in this UWTV video.

Spine: Treatment of Cervical Spine Disorders Points of interest in the surgical management of cervical spine disorders are presented by a number of national faculty, as well as members of the University of Washington Spine Group in this UWTV video series.