CERVICAL TREATMENT
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine in order to...
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine in order to...
A goal of this procedure is to relieve pain caused by pinched nerves due to a damaged disc in the cervical spine. The disc will be replaced with an implant designed to relieve the pain while preservin...
This surgery removes damaged or diseased vertebral bone and surrounding discs to relieve neck, arm and leg symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. An incision is made on the ...
This procedure removes a section of bone from the rear of one or more vertebrae to relieve the painful and disabling pressure of stenosis. The spine is then stabilized with rods and screws....
Cervical laminoplasty is a surgical technique that remove pressure from the spinal cord in then neck. Pressure on the spinal cord can be due to various causes including degenerative changes, arthriti...
Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy removes bone and/or portions of a herniated or diseased disc to relieve neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing nerve roots against the roof of...
LUMBAR TREATMENT
What is an ALIF?
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front (anterior) of the body to remove all or part of a herniated disc from...
Lumbar Laminectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the lower spine to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots. The procedure can be understood by breaking its name into its Latin parts. Lamin...
Lumbar Corpectomy and Fusion is a surgical procedure that is performed to alleviate the pain caused by damaged vertebrae or disc material that pinches and blocks the nerve roots. This surgery involves...
Spinal decompression is a type of surgery to relieve symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal cord and/or the nerves branching off from it. Pressure (compression) on the nerves or spinal cord can be ...
A lumbar microdiscectomy is an operation that involves using a surgical microscope and microsurgical techniques to access and treat the lumbar spine. By providing magnification and illumination, the m...
Lumbar pedicle screw fixation is a procedure to achieve stability of the spine by holding it together with the help of screws and rods. The aim of the procedure is to fuse the vertebra together in ord...
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a type of spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the back (posterior) of the body to place bone graft material between two adjacent vertebra...
Spinal fusion is a surgical technique in which one or more of the vertebrae of the spine are joined together (fused) to stop them from moving against each other. This is done by placing bone grafts or...
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a form of spine surgery in which the lumbar spine is approached through an incision in the back. The name of the procedure is derived from: transforami...
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS
A facet injection is a minimally invasive procedure that can temporarily relieve neck or back pain caused by inflamed facet joints. The cause of facet joint pain (arthritis, injury, degeneration) is n...
OTHER
Like any other part of the body, the brain is susceptible to bleeding, infection, trauma and other forms of damage. This damage or alteration in brain function sometimes requires brain surgery to diag...
Gamma Knife is a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery instrument that involves no scalpel or incision – it is not a knife at all. Instead, Gamma Knife uses up to 201 precisely focused beams of rad...
The goals of a kyphoplasty surgical procedure are designed to stop the pain caused by a spinal fracture, to stabilize the bone, and to restore some or all of the lost vertebral body height due to the ...
