Back Surgery

What is going to happen during your lumbar decompression surgery? Discover how this procedure is performed for a microdiscectomy or laminectoy.

A microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that removes the herniated disc and leaves all other joints, ligaments and muscles are left intact

Although there are many aspects of a psychological preparation program, a tailored approach often works the best. Learn specific techniques for the psychological preparation of back surgery.

The interspinous process devices are designed to distract (open) the foramen, where the nerve endings pass away from the center of the spinal region and into the legs.

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.

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 decompression relieves pain due to neural impingement (pinched nerves) by removing bone from over the nerve root/disc material and providing more healing space.