Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - Safe & Effective Alternative to Spine Fusion

One of the major developments is spine surgery is minimally invasive spine surgery for treating spine problems such as spinal stenosis, herniated discs, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, bone spurs. pinched nerves, painful discs, spondylolisthesis, thoracic discs, neck pain, spondylosis and many other spine conditions.

Although also used for MIS spine fusion such as mini-TLIF and XLIF, most patients are now seeking minimally invasive spine surgery and laser spine surgery for an alternative to spine fusion due to the adjacent level disease and pain associated with a fused spine.

Minimally invasive spine surgery alternatives to spine fusion utilizes small skin incisions, eliminates the damaging effects of large muscle retraction, and attempts to leave the back muscles as naturally intact as they were prior to surgery.

The result is a rapid recovery and less post-operative pain. Minimally invasive spine surgery decreases the risk of infection, nerve injury, bleeding, scarring and offers a safe and effective alternative to open back surgery.

Minimally invasive spine surgery now allows minimally invasive and laser spine surgeons to treat some of the most challenging spine conditions. These safe and effective procedures can quickly treat spine conditions such as degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, chronic back pain, neck pain and herniated discs and other spine problems without the need for open back surgery or spine fusion.

At Celling Treatment Centers, we specialize in minimally invasive spine surgery and laser spine surgery alternatives to open back surgery for spine problems. We do not advertise minimally invasive spine surgery only to then offer traditional open back surgery once the patient is through the door. We only use minimally invasive laser spine surgery techniques and we provide these safe and effective procedures for patients of all ages including children and adolescents and in all areas of the spine including difficult thoracic disc hernaitions and upper neck pain causes that other minimally invasive laser spine institutes do not have experience in treating.

And, as a cost-saving service to potential patients, we will provide a free, no-obligation analysis of your MRI scan to determine if there is a minimally invasive solution for your spine problem. Just send us your MRI, answer a few questions and a friendly, board-certified, fellowship trained spine surgeon will contact you.

Below you will find two minimally invasive spine techniques that can be utilized to treat many spine conditions:

Microdecompression

One of the most common MISS procedures is the Microdecompression, often performed for lumbar disc herniation. This procedure removes the disc material that presses on the nerve causing back pain and sciatica.

It is performed on an outpatient basis with no overnight stay in the hospital.

After surgery, patients may return to a normal level of daily activity quickly. The success rate for this type of surgery is approximately 90- 95%.

This technique is also very successfully used for the treatment of spinal stenosis. Using minimally invasive arthroscopic spine techiniques, spinal stenosis can be relieved in as little as one hour without thte need for any hospitalization.

An experienced minimally invasive spine surgeon can treat spinal stenosis effecting both sides of the spine during a single operation. This prevents the expense and down time of an additional surgery to decompress the other side.

Percutaneous Spine Surgery

Percutaneous Disc Decompression (PDD) procedures. These procedures can be performed in any area of the spine - cervical, thoracic or lumbar. They are very effective for removal or smaller disc herniations and for treatment of painful discs.

Because placement of the PDD instruments is performed under x-ray guidance and not under direct vision, this technique requires considerable experience to complete effectively and safely.

The CENTER's fellowship-trained, minimally invasive spine surgeons will determine which percutaneous procedure is right for you.

Pecutaneous Laser Disc Decompression

References:

Percutaneus Laser Disc Decompression: A Practical Guide - David SJ Choy

Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Instrumentation - Daniel H. Kim, Richard G. Fessler, John R. Regan

Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Spinal Surgery - Parviz Kambin

Outpatient Spinal Surgery - Mick J. Perez-Cruet, Richard G. Fessler

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - H.M. Mayer

Surgery of the Cervical Spine - Sanford E. Emery, Scott D. Boden

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - Alternative to Open Back Surgery