Spinal surgery – Minimally invasive technique

When the patient does not get relief from the conservative approach of treatment in their back or spinal problem, surgical approach is significantly recommended by the doctors. If spinal surgery is referred by the physician, minimally invasive surgery will be more beneficial for you. When I say that I have my own reason which explains as such; it requires small cut or incisions during the procedure which produce less damage to the tissues encompassing the spine. To add more to my point, it reduces your period of accommodation in the hospital as most of the procedure is performed by the spine surgery specialist in Delhi on an outpatient basis. Further, it causes less blood loss and faster recovery from the surgery.

There are scores of people who are the real candidates for minimally invasive spinal surgery. It comprises people from all ages and degrees of overall health. On a contrary, people who are not appropriate candidate for minimally invasive techniques are trauma conditions, idiopathic scoliosis, tumors or infections.

Minimally invasive procedure can be used for:

Spinal Laminectomy: Minimally invasive surgery is successfully used to treat spinal stenosis, which is the condition of narrowing of the spinal canal. During the procedure the pressure is relieve by removing the bone, bone spurs or ligaments that are pressing the nerves.

Minimally invasive Disectomy:

In this procedure, the spine surgery specialist in Delhi, make a small cut to access and remove herniated disc material. The surrounded muscles and tissues are stretched with the help of the dilators rather than the cut, thus proved to be less painful and reduced recovery time.

Minimally invasive spinal decompression and spinal fusion:

The procedure involves the removal of bone, bone spurs or ligaments that are causing pressure on the nerves. It gives relieve by the pain caused by the pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots due to bulging or collapsed discs.