Types of Spine Surgery

After diagnosing the condition and determining the probability of success, a physician can help the patient decide on whether minimally invasive spine surgery is appropriate or not. There are several spine surgery procedures available to deal with different conditions. These techniques offer relief mostly to the elderly who suffer from lower back pain.

Spine Fusion Surgeryr
This is a procedure that addresses spinal degeneration, scoliosis and instability issues that may arise from injury or old age. The procedure involves use of advanced tools that help the surgeon to make small clean incisions to the back with an endoscope; a tube that has a camera that runs into the site. This enables the surgeon to view the procedure on a television with utmost clarity.
The fusion takes place when the bone tissue is inserted between the bones to help it fuse together. For quick growth, a tiny screw or bone cage is placed between the bones. Basically, the two vertebrae that are fused together prevent future movements that would cause pain.

Kyphoplastyr
Osteoporosis, cancer and its treatment including radiation and chemotherapy and hyperthyroidism can cause bone fractures in the spine. Kyphoplasty was invented to enhance the stability of fractured vertebrae.
Just like spine fusion surgery, a small incision is made in the back where an endoscope is inserted near the injured bone. A modified balloon is inserted through the tube that has a fluoroscopy that lights the way. The surgeon then uses X-images to inflate the balloon at the vertebrae point to produce a cavity. Finally, the balloon is removed and a cement-like substance injected to harden the place immediately. The patient feels relieved almost instantly or within few days.

X-Stop Spacerr
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the passageways of the vertebrate where the spinal cord and nerve roots pass become narrow. This leads to pain in the groin, buttocks and sometimes either leg.
In this condition, the individual will feel some relief when he/she bends over or sits down. This is because the backbone releases pressure on the nerves thus easing the pain. Likewise, X-stop spacer is performed by placing an implant, a spacer, between the two bones that press together thus offering relief.

Investigational ISS
The Interspinous Superion Spacer is a technique that is similar to the X-stop Spacer since a device is inserted between two vertebrae to support the column in releasing the compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots. This procedure is still under study in the US and is expected to be approved by FDA by 2014.
With more people across the globe spending billions of dollars on back pain treatment, it’s time for spinal surgeries to be upgraded into less invasive, costly and recovery time procedures. Same Day Spine Surgery has taken the lead.

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