Spine Surgery in Vijayawada

Back pain is a common problem for people but has a cure in medications or physical therapies. In some extreme cases, doctors may recommend spine surgery to treat deformities. Minimal invasive spine surgery is a method of surgery of the spine in which the surgeon makes one or more small incision through the skin. Each incision is about ½ inch. Best orthopaedic Surgeon in Vijayawada then use an endoscope which is a small metal tube that helps to work through small operative area.

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Different types of Spine surgery

Discectomy: This procedure removes all or part of a herniated or damaged disc to relieve pressure on adjacent nerves.

Spinal Fusion: Fusion surgery involves fusing two or more vertebrae using bone grafts, rods, and screws. It is often performed to stabilize the spine in cases of degeneration or instability.

Microdiscectomy: Minimally invasive procedure to remove herniated disc material, usually using a small incision and a microscope.

Spinal Instrumentation:Involves the use of specialized hardwares such as screws, rods, and cages to stabilize the spine during fusions or other procedures.

Laminectomy: A laminectomy involves removing part of the vertebral arch (lamina) to create more space in the spinal canal, thereby reducing pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots.

Spinal decompression: This surgical procedure is performed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots by removing the bone or tissue causing the pressure.

Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty: These procedures treat vertebral compression fractures by injecting bone cement into the affected vertebrae to stabilize and relieve pain.

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Advances in surgical techniques and technology have led to the development of minimally invasive spine surgery, which uses smaller incisions, specialized instruments, and real-time imaging to minimize tissue damage, postoperative pain and recovery times.

Minimal invasion spine surgery surely has many advantages but is not void of risks:

1. Pneumonia post-surgery.
2. Infection
3. Blood clots
4. Blood loss
5. Rare chances of paralysis due to injury to the nerves or the spinal cord.
6. Pain

Benefits and risks of Spine surgery

Any surgery performed on the body has some risks along with the benefits it offers for the medical condition. Minimal invasion spine surgery provides many benefits in comparison to traditional open surgery like:

1. Less amount of anesthesia is used.
2. Blood loss during surgery is comparatively less.
3. Damage to tissue and muscles is minimal.
4. Less pain
5. Risk of infection is low.
6. Faster recovery.
7. Small scars after surgery.