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GCSOI Opens Satellite Clinic in Estero

GCSOI is proud to announce the opening of our satellite clinic in Estero, FL. Through our Estero office, GCSOI is poised to offer spine and complex pediatric orthopaedic care to the residents of Lee County. Additionally, our affiliation with Lee Memorial Health Care System and, specifically, the Southwest Florida Children's Hospital assures world class care in Lee County.

Effective November 1, 2008 our Lee County address is:

9250 Corkscrew Road

Unit 3

Estero, FL 33928

Phone: (239) 514-2642

GCSOI has Moved!

In order to serve you better, GCSOI is proud to announce that our Naples clinic moved to the Regional Medical Arts building on the Physicians Regional Medical Center - Collier Avenue campus. The move has provided us with more space, more efficient operational flow, and better access to state of the art technology at Physicians Regional Medical Center.

Effective August 1, 2008 our new address is:

Regional Medical Arts Building

8340 Collier Boulevard, Suite 203

Naples, FL 34114

Phone: (239) 514-2642

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GCSOI News:

GCSOI Opens Lee County Office

November 1, 2008 - GCSOI is proud to announce the opening of a satellite office in Estero, Florida, perfectly positioned to serve the residents of Lee County and underscore our commitment to helping the pediatric population of South Florida through our affilication with the Lee Memorial Hospital System and, specifically, the Southwest Florida Childrens Hospital.

The only comprehensive child healthcare facility between Tampa and Miami, The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida provides vital healthcare for the region’s children, from infancy through age 18.

Established in 1992 to meet the growing and continuing need for comprehensive child healthcare in Southwest Florida, The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is part of the Lee Memorial Health Care System family. Sharing the legacy of providing top quality healthcare services that dates back to 1916, we are committed to delivering superior care to our youngest of patients, their families and our community.

Dr. Manzanares is selected to coveted SRS Deformity Board

October 1, 2008 - GCSOI is proud to announce that Dr. James Manzanares has been selected amongst international colleagues to join the Scoliosis Research Societies Adult Deformity Board of Directors.

The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) is an international society that was founded in 1966 with 35 members. It has gained recognition as one of the world's premier spine societies. The SRS has maintained a commitment to research and education in the field of spinal deformities. Strict membership criteria ensure that the individual Fellows support that commitment. Current membership includes over 1,000 of the world's leading spine surgeons, researchers, physician assistants and orthotists who are involved in research and treatment of spinal deformities.

GCSOI offers new approach to spine surgery

May 15, 2008 – James S. Manzanares, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon with Gulf Coast Spine & Orthopaedic Institute, PLLC is performing a minimally disruptive procedure, called eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF®), to provide relief to those suffering from adult degenerative scoliosis.

About 250,000 total lumbar spine procedures are conducted in the United States each year. Adult degenerative scoliosis accounts for about one-third of that market. Many patients suffering from degenerative scoliosis cannot tolerate a traditional ”open“ procedure because of the increased risks of long anesthesia time, elevated blood loss, long hospitalization, and months -or even years- of recovery. XLIF, a lateral approach (entering from the side of the body), eliminates the disruption of muscles, bones and ligaments that result from the traditional posterior (back) approach, and dramatically reduces hospital and recovery times.

”This surgical procedure offers a safe and effective less invasive alternative to traditional or open spine surgery,“ explained Dr. Manzanares. ”This approach provides greater access to the spine, better visualization during surgery, and results in less tissue disruption and blood loss. Most XLIF patients are walking within one day, are discharged from the hospital within one-to-two days, and return to normal activities significantly faster than they would have following traditional spinal surgery performed through the front or back of the body. XLIF is a win-win approach for all - the patient, surgeon, and hospital.“

The NuVasive® XLIF surgical procedure employs NuVasive’s minimally disruptive instrumentation. NuVasive’s MaXcess® retractor system allows the surgeon the necessary surgical access with minimal disruption of surrounding tissue, while the NeuroVision® JJB System uses electromyography, or EMG, to enable the surgeon to avoid nerves during spine surgery.