Gulfcoast Spine Institute

Dr. Bono & Dr. Ronzo D.O. Get You “Back”

You have heard horror stories about traditional spine surgery: how it requires large incisions, how much blood you may lose, how much postoperative pain you will feel, and how much time you will spend in the hospital.

Therefore, you avoid seeking treatment and continue to endure pain. As your pain worsens, you fi nd yourself missing work and unable to participate in fun activities such as dancing, golfi ng, or even walking. You gain weight due to a lack of mobility.

You don’t have to spend your life suffering and remaining on the sidelines. Nationally renowned physicians Dr. Frank Bono and James Ronzo, D.O. of Gulfcoast Spine Institute have performed thousands upon thousands of successful minimally invasive spine surgeries. That’s quite an impressive achievement, especially when you consider that less than ten percent of spine surgeons in the United States actually perform minimally invasive spine surgery.

Patients of Drs. Bono and Ronzo enjoy very favorable outcomes. They experience reduced operating times, less soft tissue damage due to reduced muscle retraction, less painful surgical incisions, reduced blood loss, faster recovery times, shorter hospital stays, and less scarring.

Minimally invasive surgery is primarily used for spinal fusion (which often is performed on degenerative discs), deformity corrections such as scoliosis, removal of herniated discs, stabilization

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of fractures, and laminectomies. All minimally invasive techniques are Medicare-approved, and this provides peace of mind for patients who are discovering their physicians no longer accept Medicare, claiming that reimbursement rates are too low and paperwork is too much of a hassle.

At Gulfcoast Spine, most patients with Medicare and secondary insurance pay little to no out-of-pocket expenses. And because the doctors operate out of Medicare-approved facilities, there are also no “facility fees” for those who have Medicare and a secondary insurance.