A doctor with a satellite office in Marion was the first in Illinois to perform a procedure that is bringing relief to patients with back pain.
Dr. Richard A. Kube II introduced the coflex® Interlaminar Implant to his patients. The first procedure was performed in Marion at the Southern Illinois Surgery Center. In Illinois, Dr. Kube performed not only the first coflex® implant, but also performed the first two level coflex® implant at the Southern Illinois Surgery Center in Marion.
“I certainly feel pretty good about it,” Kube said about being the first in Illinois to perform the surgery.
“Our first patient back in November has already shown remarkable improvement in levels of pain and function,” he said.
Kube, who is originally from South-Central Illinois, is based at the Prairie Spine and Pain Institute in Peoria and has a satellite office locally.
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