LAMINECTOMY
Lumbar laminectomy is a surgical procedure most often performed to treat leg pain related to herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and other related conditions. Stenosis occurs as...
KYPHOPLASTY
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that can alleviate up to 90 percent of the pain caused by compression fractures. In addition to relieving pain, kyphoplasty can also...
DEKOMPRESSOR DISCECTOMY
A discectomy removes part of a herniated disc because it is irritating a nerve and causing pain. In this minimally invasive procedure, a small needle is advanced to the herniated...
TLIF: TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a surgical technique that involves removing a disc from between two vertebrae and fusing...
XLIF LUMBAR CORPECTOMY
Corpectomy is an operation to remove a portion of the vertebra and adjacent intervertebral discs for decompression of the spinal cord and spinal nerves. A bone graft or an...
TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT
With the introduction of total disc replacement (TDR) surgery, surgeons can offer their patients an alternative to spinal fusion surgery for the treatment of symptomatic...
ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORPECTOMY
When the cervical disease encompasses more than just the disc space, the spine surgeon may recommend removal of the vertebral body as well as the disc spaces at either end, to...
ALIF: ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) is a back surgery that involves approaching the spine through an incision in the abdomen. A portion of the affected disc space is removed...
LUMBAR DISC MICROSURGERY
Lumbar disc microsurgery is used to treat patients with herniated discs in their lower backs, which occur when the inner, jelly-like material of discs pushes through the outer...
PLIF: POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
Posterior Lumbar interbody fusion is a surgical technique for placing bone graft between adjacent vertebrae (interbody). Typically, screws and rods or other types of spinal...
XLIF: LATERAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
XLIF – or eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion – is an innovative approach to spine fusion, accessing the spine from the side of the body instead of the front or back like traditional...
ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION
A cervical disc herniation can be removed through an anterior approach to relieve spinal cord or nerve root pressure and alleviate corresponding pain, weakness, numbness and...
ARTIFICIAL CERVICAL DISC REPLACEMENT
The surgical approach is the same as that used for cervical discectomy and fusion. A small incision is made in the front of the neck and the damaged disc is removed along with...
AXIALIF (AXIAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION)
AxiaLIF stands for Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion – a new, alternative approach to traditional fusion procedures. The surgeon accesses your low back through a 1-inch incision next...
LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
Spinal fusion surgery is designed to stop the motion at a painful vertebral segment, which in turn should decrease pain generated from the joint. There are many approaches to...
POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY
A posterior cervical foraminotomy is a minimally-invasive procedure designed to enlarge to space through which the nerve root exits from the spinal cord (the so-called neural...