Minimally Invasive Surgery
Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion
Anterior Cervical Discectomy allows the offending disc to be surgically
removed. This is through an anterior approach to relieve spinal cord or
nerve pressure and alleviate pain, weakness, tingling and numbness. The
anterior approach to the cervical spine is done through the front of the
neck. Spinal surgeons often prefer it because it allows good access to
the spine through a relatively uncomplicated pathway. The patient tends
to have less wound pain from this approach. We are now able to perform
these procedures through a normal mini open approach using a 1 in incision
for 1,2,3 level disease.
Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
This innovative minimally invasive approach is used for anterior lumbar
fusion from L1 to L5. This procedure can be used to treat spondylolisthesis,
foraminal stenosis, recurrent disc herniations, degenerative disc disease,
pseudoarthrosis as well as degenerative scoliosis. This procedure can
be performed as an outpatient basis through small incisions eliminating
the need to cut muscles or dissect muscles off the bone. We now perform
these procedures through 2 inches incision, eliminating the need to cut
muscles, utilizing a 3-D expandable cage to realign the spine.
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
Spinal infusion is a surgical technique to stabilize the spinal vertebra
and the disc. Lumbar fusion is designed to create solid bone between the
adjoining vertebra, eliminating any movement between the bones. This procedure
is to reduce pain and nerve irritation. This procedure is to treat conditions
such as degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis or recurrent disc
herniations. Two one inch incision in the back are made to provide access
to the disc space and to decompress nerves using a muscle splitting technique,
leering muscles attached to the bone.
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
Microdiscectomy
Microdiscectomy spine surgery is typically performed for lumbar herniated
disc. This procedure is performed through a small incision ( < 1 inch)
in the midline of the low back. A small portion of the bone over the nerve
root and disc material from under the nerve is removed to relieve neural
impingement and provide room for the nerve to heal. The remainder of the
disc material is left in place to continue to act as a shock absorber.
This is primarily performed in patients with primarily nerve root ( leg)
pain with little to no back pain.
Microdiscectomy