NEUROSPINE

NEUROSPINE

This wing of neurosurgery deals with the entire spectrum of spine disorders, providing services from diagnosis through surgery and rehabilitation. Patients suffering from back pain often consider that surgery is the only remedy. Whereas the are a lot more options like physiotherapy, injections and other minimally invasive techniques in which a spine problem can be managed. Only when the patient fails to respond to medical management, then surgery is offered.

The spine surgery can be performed as open surgery or minimally invasive surgery. The open surgery is performed with a long incision. Whereas the minimally invasive spine surgery does not involve long incisions.

Comprehensive treatment options for spinal ailments like Spinal Trauma, Degenerative Spine Diseases, Herniated Discs, Spinal Instability, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Stenosis and Spinal Tumours are offered.
Commonly performed surgeries include

• Laminectomy – Lumbar
• Lumbar Microdiscectomy
• Cervical Microdiscectomy
• Spinal fusion/Stabilisation
• Occipitocervical fusion
• Pedical screw fixation
• Artificial cervical disc placement
• Lateral mas screw placement
• Spine tumour excision
• Deformity correction
• Vertebroplasty