Uncover the common reasons behind failed lumbar decompression back surgery, including factors like misdiagnosis and wrong-site or wrong-procedure surgery.
Back Surgery
Is surgery for neck or back pain necessary? Sometimes. It is reasonable to consider spine surgery if the pain has not diminished after months of non-surgical treatment, if pain does not respond to medication, or if you're unable to complete basic daily activities. Some surgery options are minimally invasive (microdiscectomy for a herniated disc) and allow for quick recovery, while other types of surgery (a posterolateral fusion for degenerative disc disease) are more extensive.
After back surgery there are several lifestyle habits that will aid in the recovery process, such as avoiding smoking, getting enough continuous sleep, and eating nutritious food.
A microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that removes the herniated disc and leaves all other joints, ligaments and muscles are left intact
Kyphoplasty surgery is an option designed to treat pain and possible deformity caused by osteoporosis fractures in the spine.
Kyphoplasty is an elective surgery designed to reduce or eliminate back pain in people with vertebral compression fractures; avoid an increase in spinal deformity; and restore spinal alignment.
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Kyphoplasty Procedure Overview
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that is performed through a small skin puncture. A typical kyphoplasty procedure takes 1 to 2 hours per vertebral level to complete.
In addition to general surgery risks, complications specific to kyphoplasty include bone cement leakage, paralysis, pulmonary embolism, and allergic reactions to the bone cement or other agents.
Risk factors such as smoking, associated health conditions and previous surgeries may delay or prevent the success of a lumbar laminectomy surgery. Complications associated with this procedure are usually rare.
Lumbar discectomy, both microdiscectomy and endoscopic (percutaneous) discectomy, was the first type of spine surgery to be commonly performed on an outpatient basis.
Lumbar laminectomy is a surgical procedure performed to treat the symptoms of central spinal stenosis or narrowing of the spinal canal. The surgery aims to relieve nerve compression and improve leg function.
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