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Services

Spine Services

World-Class Spine Care, Right Here at Home.

Kearney Regional Medical Center is proud to be recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska for meeting the rigorous selection criteria for spine surgery set by the Blue Distinction+ Specialty Care program.

Blue Distinction+ Centers are nationally-designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies with input from the medical community.

Physician Guided. People Centered.

Drs. Benavides and Mahalek are both from the Kearney area and passionate about supporting our local community.

Along with their team of nurse, therapists and physical/occupational therapists at Kearney Regional Medical Center, they provide exceptional care to patients suffering from spine pain.

David Benavides, MD

James Mahalek, MD

At KRMC, our care team works with you to ensure optimal outcomes individually tailored to fit your needs and lifestyle.

Spine Treatments

Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR)
Bone Graft Alternatives
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP)
Cervical Laminoplasty
Kyphoplasty
Lumbar (Open) Microscopic Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)
Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Deformity Surgery
Spine Injections

Spine Conditions

Adult Kyphosis
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Disc
Osteoporosis of the Spine
Sciatica
Spinal Disorders
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Trauma
Spondylolisthesis
Whiplash

Mazor Robotics Renaissance

With Mazor Robotics Renaissance, surgeons plan before entering the operating room and then implement – with unparalleled precision – providing consistent results and optimal outcomes for patients.

Surgical treatment of the spine requires planning and precision; and each patient’s anatomy has unique challenges. Surgery with Mazor Robotics Renaissance provides increased safety and precision for a wide variety of spine procedures, and in some cases, allows for minimally-invasive surgery.

StealthStation™

The StealthStation™ surgical navigation system offers both optical and EM tracking capabilities, integration with external devices like microscopes and ultrasound, a broad array of instrument offerings, and core software applications for neurosurgery and spine procedures including:

Biopsy
Tumor resection
Catheter placement
Deep brain stimulation lead placement
Spine decompression or fusion (including, but not limited to ACDF, ALIF PLIF, TLIF, cortical screw placement)
Spinal or pelvic fixation (including, but not limited to, SI fixation, placement of occipital pedicle, cortical, facet screws, fixation for scoliosis, kyphosis, or other deformity )
Treatment for spinal or sacral trauma (including, but not limited to, vertebroplasty,sacroplasty)