The Hoogland Spine Products Company
The innovative, patented instruments of the maxmorespine® system provide access to all lumbar disc levels as well as versatile manipulation and treatment of disc pathology without unnecessary destabilization of the spine or intervertebral disc which results from open spine surgery. The approach and technique allows for a complete management of disc degeneration and facet joint hypertrophy making it not only the safest, but most effective system currently on the market
Why Maxmorespine®
The maxmorespine® system is less invasive and much safer than alternative conventional treatments such as open lumbar microdiscectomy and other endoscopic procedures. The transforaminal approach allows for the targeted access and treatment of all herniated lumbar discs, regardless of size and disc level, especially L5-S1.
How we're different
Only the maxmorespine® system includes a proprietary drill system design with blunt tips to prevent damage to the nerve root, ganglion or dura during the foraminoplasty procedure.
Spinal Solutions
The endoscopic technique for the treatment of disc diseases has proven to be an effective solution for a variety of spinal conditions including; far lateral herniated discs, foraminal stenosis, bone spurs, scoliosis, tumors, recurrent herniations and prior unsuccessful spine surgery.
Advantages of maxmorespine®
- Outpatient procedure
- Local anesthetic
- Appropriate for patients unable to tolerate open surgery or general anesthesia
- Safe approach without damage to nerve root, ganglion or dura
- No limitation in size or location of herniation
- Effective decompression and foraminoplasty
- Tissue sparing, less post-operative scar tissue formation
- Quicker healing with less rehabilitation and rapid return to activities
- Reduced post-operative pain requiring little or no pain medication
- Smaller incision results in lower incidence of infection and blood loss
- Does not preclude other spine surgery
- Minimal procedure disposable costs
Meet our doctors
Dr. Gun Choi
M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Gun Choi, M.D., president of Wooridul Hospital in Pohang, Republic of Korea, is one of the spine endoscopic procedure experts in the world who performed over 3,000 cases and issued 10 SCI international academic journals. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree and completed his residency training at the Hanyang University of Korea. And he went on to receive Master’s Degree and Doctor of Medicine in neurosurgery. Currently he is serving as a representative of Asian Society of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery and the president and chairman of World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques (WCMISST) .
Dr. Robert Saftic
M.D., M.S.
Dr Robert Saftic is medical director at the Axis Specialty hospital in Croatia. Spinal neurosurgeon and pioneer in endoscopic spine surgery in South-East Europe. Always following the philosophy of choosing the most effective and least invasive methods of treatment for his patients. Since the year 2010, many patients from 20 different countries visited him in Croatia for treatment. Internationally accepted and recognized expert in field of endoscopic spine surgery.
Assoc. Prof. Karlo Houra
M.D., Ph.D.
Prof. Karlo Houra is a board certified neurosurgeon specialized in interventional pain management and minimally invasive spine surgery.
Since 2017. prof. Houra joined Axis Specialty Hospital team and has master lumbar and thoracic endoscopic spine procedures.
He also teaches students at Medical School University of Rijeka and University of North in Varazdin.
Prof. Houra is an active member of Croatian Neurosurgical Society and a member of the Board of Directors at Croatian Vertebrological Society.
Dr. Palea Ovidiu Nicolae
M.D.
MUDr. Palea Ovidiu Nicolae, Consultant in Pain Medicine, is an anesthesiologist and intensivist certified in Romania and the United States. He is an expert in the field of pain treatment under radiological and ultrasound guidance.
Memberships: Romanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care as well as Romanian Medical Association
Dr. V. Daya Thirumala Rao
M.D.
Dr. Rao’s vast experience in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD) and LASE (Laser Assisted Spinal Endoscopy) – Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Annuloplasty (PELA) technique for lumbar disc prolapse (SCIATICA) coupled with his specialisation in Endoscopic spine surgery allows his team in India to perform Spine Surgeries in a Day Care environment.
Dr. Beat Wälchli
M.D., D.C.
Beat Wälchli is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, specialized in the treatment of spinal diseases.
Areas of expertise include the conservative and surgical treatment of degenerative changes of the spine (e.g. endoscopic and microsurgical disc surgery, minimal invasive spinal surgeries and complex revision surgeries).
Dr. Krzysztof Lokas
M.D.
Dr Krzysztof Łokas is a leading Polish orthopaedic and spine surgeon specialising in minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures of the spine. His focus in this field is in transforaminal and translaminar endoscopic discectomy. He is focused on vertebroplasty, nucleoplasty, and he is involved in treating degenerative diseases of the spine, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis and pain treatment using radiofrequency techniques. He holds a specialist diploma in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. He works as the senior spine surgeon and consultant for spinal surgery at the Hospital for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Bielsko Biała. And he is part of the medical team of Europainclinics performing endoscopic discectomies and stenosis decompressions at their clinics in Prague and Kosice. He also works as a trainer for MaxMoreSpine.
Dr. Rudolf Morgenstern and Dr. Christian Morgenstern
M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Rudolf Morgenstern and Dr. Christian Morgenstern are one of the most experienced endoscopic spine surgery teams in Europe. Dr. Rudolf Morgenstern is the head of the Morgenstern Spine Institute at the private Centro Médico Teknon in Barcelona. He is a fellowship trained spine surgeon with 20 years of experience in endoscopic spine surgery. He has continuously developed and innovated techniques in the field of spine surgery. He was the first to develop and use an expandable cage for percutaneous fusion via an endoscopic approach. Dr. med. Christian Morgenstern was trained in orthopedic and trauma surgery. Additionally, he holds a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and an engineering degree. Together they hold more than 150 publications.
Dr. CESAR LUIZ BERTONHA
M.D.
Dr. Cesar Luiz Bertonha is a Brazilian Neurosurgeon and Manager of the Clinica Bertonha in Campinas - Sao Paulo. He has a large experience in endoscopic spine surgery and is an expert in cervical, thoracic and lumbar lesions procedures.
Since 2013 he fully focussed on endoscopic spine surgery and followed courses around the world, and received a postgraduate degree at USP Ribeirao Preto. As an experienced MaxMoreSpine user he was a teacher for many Brazilian surgeons in this specific technique.
Dr. Róbert Rapčan
M.D., Ph.D., MBA, FIPP
Dr. Róbert Rapčan is an interventional pain management specialist certified in Sweden, Norway, the UK, the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic. Co-founder of the EuroPainClinics brand and Medical Director of EuroPainClinics workplaces in Slovakia and Czech Republic, a leading European expert in minimally invasive pain procedures and percutaneous endoscopic spine procedures. He is a pioneer of percutaneous endoscopic spine surgery in both Slovakia and Czech Republic. From 2014 until the present time, he has done more than 3000 percutaneous endoscopic discectomies. He is the current president of the Slovak Interventional Pain Society and a member of the board of experts in a prestigious interventional educational web portal PainCast.
Dr. Matheus Felipe Borges Lopes
M.D.
Neurosurgeon and an expert in endoscopic spine surgery with active participation in the national and international scene.
Graduated in Medicine at the State University of Montes Claros, in Brazil, 2010, specialized in Neurosurgery by the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery (SBN) and MEC (Ministry of Education) at the Santa Marcelina Hospital in São Paulo, where he acquired expertise in all fields of Neurosurgery. Instructor of courses in spinal endoscopic surgery in Brazil.
Nowadays his neurosurgery practice is at São Paulo, working in a private practice in Instituto de Ciência Neurológicas de São Paulo ICNE-SP, Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital, affiliate surgeon of many hospitals in São Paulo and consultant of endoscopic spine surgery.
Dr. Daniel Iglesias
M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Daniel Iglesias is a Spanish Orthopaedic spine surgeon, being a comprehensive spine surgeon that moreover is expert in endoscopic spine surgery. He is been performing endoscopic procedures since 2017, being a pioneer of this technique in his city Zaragoza, and a teacher for many surgeons in endoscopy. Dr. Iglesias tries to improve patient care through the advancement of new and better treatments and technology for spine surgery so he continuously introduces innovative techniques in treating his patients to improve their quality of life.
Dr. Mariusz Śmigiel
M.D., Ph.D.
His orthopaedic career was firmly connected with District Trauma Hospital in Piekary Slaskie in Poland. He started dealing with the treatment of injuries and diseases of the spine in 1995, and since 2000 he have played as vice-chief of the spinal ward. In 2008 he left Piekary Śl. and he started working in a private Hospital as a consultant, where he is active till now. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures of the lumbar spine. He`s been performing endoscopic procedures using the outside-in technique with MaxMoreSpine instrumentation since march 2012. He`s been cooperating with the MaxMoreSpine Company since 2015, leading workshops, and performing operations in many countries.
Dr. Priyank Uniyal
M.D., MBBS, DNB, MNAMS
National Board certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon and followed a fellowship training in MISS at the Wooridul Spine Hospital in Korea. I am an expert in Endoscopic Spine Surgery and MISS.
I work at the MAX Superspeciality Hospital in Dehradun, India as Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon since 2016. I am one of the leading Endoscopic Spine Surgeons performing PELD in India. I train many fellows from all across the globe.
Dr. Kang Taek Lim
M.D.
Dr. Kang Taek Lim is a well known Neurosurgeon who developed the PSLD instruments for Stenosis and Interlaminar cases of MaxMoreSpine. His technique is unique and therefore he is a frequent teacher of PSLD methods all over the world. Currently he is President of Good Doctor Teun Teun Spine Hospital in Korea. He also is Director of KOMISS and ACMISST and many other international congresses focussing on minimally invasive spine surgery.
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