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Surgical Techniques

  • Surgical Treatment for Spine Conditions

    Surgical Treatment for Spine Conditions

    Surgical treatment is the last resort for chronic backache when other therapies do not relieve...

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  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Spondylolisthesis

    Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Spondylolisthesis

    Spondylolisthesis is a condition of the spine characterized by the forward displacement of a...

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  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery

    Endoscopic Spine Surgery

    Endoscopic spine surgery is a minimally invasive spine surgery that uses specialized video...

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  • Microscopic Spine Surgery

    Microscopic Spine Surgery

    Microscopic spine surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure performed using state-of-the-art...

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  • Outpatient Spine Surgery

    Outpatient Spine Surgery

    Outpatient spine surgery is an operative procedure that does not require an overnight stay at the...

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  • Revision Spinal Surgery

    Revision Spinal Surgery

    Revision spine surgery is surgery performed in certain patients to correct the problems of earlier...

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  • Robotic Spine Surgery

    Robotic Spine Surgery

    Robotic spine surgery is a procedure where your surgeon is assisted by a robotic system to perform...

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  • Image-Guided Spine Surgery

    Image-Guided Spine Surgery

    The spine is a complex 3-dimensional structure that is interspersed with a complex lattice of...

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  • Spinal Instrumentation

    Spinal Instrumentation

    Spinal instrumentation is used to straighten and stabilize the spine by surgically attaching...

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  • Neck Surgery

    Neck Surgery

    Neck surgery is a surgical procedure employed for the treatment of neck pain when conservative measures...

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  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery

    Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery

    Spinal surgery can be performed by two different approaches; one is the conventional open surgical...

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  • Complex Spinal Reconstruction

    Complex Spinal Reconstruction

    Complex spinal reconstruction is a major surgical procedure to correct spine deformities and...

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  • Spine Surgery in Athletes

    Spine Surgery in Athletes

    Spine surgery is an operative procedure performed to correct spinal abnormalities. Athletes can undergo...

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  • Thoracic Spine Revision Surgery

    Thoracic Spine Revision Surgery

    Revision spine surgery is performed to correct the problems of earlier spine surgery. It is considered...

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  • Complications of Spinal Surgery

    Complications of Spinal Surgery

    The most serious complication of a herniated disc that may occur before surgery is the development...

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Non-Surgical Options

  • Non-Surgical Spine Treatments

    Non-Surgical Spine Treatments

    In most cases, back pain can be resolved without surgery. The conservative treatment involves the...

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  • Non-Operative Treatments for Lower Back Injuries

    Non-Operative Treatments for Lower Back Injuries

    Non-operative treatments for lower back injuries are conservative or non-surgical remedies employed...

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Activity and Diet

  • How to prevent Back Pain

    How to prevent Back Pain

    Back pain is common and usually affects everyone at some point. It often occurs more frequently...

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  • Healthy Back Tips

    Healthy Back Tips

    Back and neck pain is the most common health problems experienced by most people, at some...

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  • Proper Lifting

    Proper Lifting

    Lifting heavy weights and improper lifting of weights is one of the foremost causes of neck...

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  • Nutrition and Your Spine

    Nutrition and Your Spine

    Nutrients are the chemical components present in food, which provide energy for carrying out...

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Medications, Therapy, and Bracing

  • Spine Medications

    Spine Medications

    Medications play an effective role in the treatment of back or neck pain. Your doctor may prescribe...

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  • Physical Therapy for the Spine

    Physical therapy for the Spine

    Physical therapy is one of the foremost necessary treatment modes of recovery for back pain.

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  • Spinal Manipulation

    Spinal Manipulation

    Spinal manipulation is a non-surgical "hands-on" technique in which professional chiropractic specialists...

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  • Cervical Bracing

    Cervical Bracing

    Cervical braces are external devices used to provide support and restrict movement of the cervical spine...

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  • Lumbar Spinal Bracing

    Lumbar Spinal Bracing

    Lumbar braces are external devices used to restrict the movement of the lumbar spine and provide...

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Injections and Blocks

  • Spine Injections

    Spine Injections

    Spine injection is a non-surgical treatment modality recommended for the treatment of...

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  • Spinal Nerve Blocks

    Spinal Nerve Blocks

    A spinal nerve block is the injection of an anesthetic and steroid medication around the spinal...

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  • Epidural Steroid Injections

    Epidural Steroid Injections

    Epidural steroid injection (ESI) is a minimally invasive approach to treat inflammation of spinal...

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  • Facet Injections

    Facet Injections

    The facet joints are the tiny joints situated at the upper and lower part of each vertebra, connecting...

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  • Cervical Injections

    In-Office Cervical Injections

    In-office cervical injections are administered in a medical office or clinic setting to...

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  • Cervical Facet Blocks

    Cervical Facet Blocks

    A facet block is a procedure in which a combination of a local anesthetic and a corticosteroid...

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  • Cervical Epidurals

    Cervical Epidurals

    A cervical epidural is an injection of medication into the epidural space in the lower section...

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  • Lumbar Injections

    In-Office Lumbar Injections

    In-office lumbar injections are steroid shots administered to you in your physician’s clinical or...

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  • Lumbar Epidurals

    Lumbar Epidurals

    Lumbar epidurals are injections to treat and relieve low back pain. A lumbar epidural involves...

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  • Lumbar Facet Block

    Lumbar Facet Block

    A facet block is a procedure in which a combination of a local anesthetic and a corticosteroid...

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  • Lumbar Sympathetic Block

    Lumbar Sympathetic Block

    Sympathetic nerves located in the lower spine control basic functions such as regulating blood flow.

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  • Thoracic Facet Joint Injection

    Thoracic Facet Joint Injection

    Facet joints are small joints present between the vertebral bones including the vertebral bones of...

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  • Costo-vertebral Joint Injection

    Costo-vertebral Joint Injection

    Costo-vertebral joint injection, also known as a costovertebral block, is performed to alleviate...

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  • Piriformis Muscle Injection

    Piriformis Muscle Injection

    The piriformis muscle is present in the buttocks, connecting the sacrum to the outer surface...

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  • Caudal Epidural Injection

    Caudal Epidural Injection

    The epidural cavity is the space surrounding the spinal cord, which extends from the skull to...

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Spinal Cord Stimulator

  • Spinal Cord Stimulator

    Spinal Cord Stimulator

    A spinal cord stimulator is a device that sends electrical impulses to the areas of the spinal cord...

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Radiofrequency Ablation

  • Radiofrequency Ablation

    Radiofrequency Ablation

    Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), also called rhizotomy or neurotomy, is a novel non-surgical technique...

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Nerve Release/Decompression

  • Spinal Decompression

    Spinal Decompression

    Spinal decompression is a treatment to relieve pressure on one or many “pinched nerves” in...

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  • Laminectomy

    Laminectomy

    Degeneration of the facet joints and intervertebral discs results in narrowing of the...

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  • Cervical/Lumbar Traction

    Cervical/Lumbar Traction

    Excessive pressure on the spine from injury or stress may cause discs present between the...

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  • Cervical Laminectomy

    Cervical Laminectomy

    Cervical laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the spinal canal is made larger by removing...

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  • Cervical Foraminotomy

    Cervical Foraminotomy

    Cervical foraminotomy is a surgical procedure performed to relieve the symptoms of a pinched or...

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  • Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy / Discectomy

    Posterior Cervical Microforaminotomy/Discectomy

    Posterior cervical microforaminotomy/discectomy is an operative procedure that relieves pressure or...

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  • Posterior Cervical Decompression

    Posterior Cervical Decompression

    Posterior cervical decompression is a surgical procedure performed through the back of the neck...

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  • Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

    Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

    Posterior cervical foraminotomy is a surgical procedure performed through the back of the neck...

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  • Cervical Laminoplasty

    Cervical Laminoplasty

    Degeneration of the facet joints and intervertebral discs that connect vertebrae to one...

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  • Lumbar Decompression

    Lumbar Decompression

    Minimally invasive lumbar decompression or mild® is a procedure developed by Vertos Medical...

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  • Lumbar Microdecompression

    Lumbar Microdecompression

    Lumbar microdecompression, also known as lumbar microdiscectomy, is a minimally invasive surgical...

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  • Lumbar Facetectomy and Foraminotomy

    Lumbar Facetectomy and Foraminotomy

    Facetectomy and foraminotomy are the most common spinal surgical procedures recommended for...

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  • Thoracic Spine Decompression

    Thoracic Spine Decompression

    Thoracic spine decompression is a procedure to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves in the...

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  • Thoracic Laminectomy

    Thoracic Laminectomy

    The vertebral column supports the back and protects the spinal cord that runs through it.

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  • Thoracic Facetectomy

    Thoracic Facetectomy

    The spinal cord passes through the vertebral column, which forms a bony protective cover.

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Discectomy

  • Cervical Microdiscectomy

    Cervical Microdiscectomy

    Your spine consists of 24 bones called vertebrae that are arranged one above the other and...

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  • Disc Replacement

    Disc Arthroplasty

    The vertebrae of the backbone or spine are cushioned by intervertebral discs that act as...

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  • Minimally Invasive Discectomy and Decompression

    Minimally Invasive Discectomy and Decompression

    The spinal cord passes through the vertebral column, which forms a bony protective cover.

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  • Minimally Invasive Cervical Discectomy

    Minimally Invasive Cervical Discectomy

    A cervical discectomy or decompressive spinal procedure is an operative procedure that relieves...

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  • Cervical Microdiscectomy

    Cervical Microdiscectomy

    Your spine consists of 24 bones called vertebrae that are arranged one above the other and separated...

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  • Cervical Disc Replacement

    Cervical Arthroplasty

    Arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to restore joint function by replacing a damaged joint with...

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  • Lumbar Endoscopic Discectomy

    Lumbar Endoscopic Discectomy

    Lumbar endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat a herniated...

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  • Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement

    Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement

    Lumbar artificial disc replacement is a surgical procedure employed to remove and replace a damaged...

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  • Thoracic Discectomy

    Thoracic Discectomy

    The human spine provides support to the body allowing you to stand upright, bend, and twist.

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Fusion Procedures

  • Spinal Fusion

    Spinal Fusion

    Spinal fusion is the surgical technique of combining two or more vertebrae. A fusion of the vertebrae...

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Cervical

  • Cervical Spine Fusion

    Cervical Spine Fusion

    Your spine consists of a spinal cord supported by a series of interlocking bones called vertebrae.

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  • Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion

    Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion

    An anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion is an operative procedure to relieve pressure on the...

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  • Posterior Cervical Fusion

    Posterior Cervical Fusion

    Posterior cervical fusion (PCF), a surgical procedure performed through the back of the neck...

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  • Occipital Cervical Fusion

    Occipital Cervical Fusion

    Occipital cervical fusion or Occipitocervical fusion (OCF) is a surgical procedure employed for the...

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Thoracic

  • Posterior Thoracic Fusion

    Posterior Thoracic Fusion

    Posterior thoracic fusion is a spinal fusion procedure performed through an incision on the...

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  • Thoracic Corpectomy

    Thoracic Corpectomy

    Thoracic corpectomy is a surgical procedure performed to relieve pressure on a nerve at the thoracic...

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  • Thoracic Spine Fusion

    Thoracic Spine Fusion

    Thoracic spine fusion is a surgical procedure in which two or more bones (vertebrae) of the thoracic...

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Lumbar

  • Lumbar Fusion Procedures

    Lumbar Fusion Procedures

    The surgical technique of combining two or more vertebrae is known as spinal fusion. Back pain due...

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  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion

    Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion

    Spinal fusion is a surgical technique used to join together two or more vertebrae in the...

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  • Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    Spinal fusion is a surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae in the spine to minimize the...

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  • Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

    Spinal fusion is a surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae in the spine to minimize...

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  • Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion

    Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion

    Posterolateral lumbar fusion is a surgical technique that involves correcting spinal problems...

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  • Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy and Fusion

    Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy and Fusion

    Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy and Fusion is a surgical technique performed to remove the vertebral...

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SI Joint

  • Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

    Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion

    Inflammation or irritation of the SI joints may cause pain in the lower back, abdomen, groin, buttocks...

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Deformity Correction

  • Scoliosis Treatment

    Scoliosis Treatment

    Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine giving the spine an “S” or “C” shape. Scoliosis can...

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  • Spine Deformity Surgery

    Spine Deformity Surgery

    The spine or backbone provides stability to the upper part of the body. It helps to hold your...

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  • Posterior Scoliosis Surgery

    Posterior Scoliosis Surgery

    The spine is the backbone of the body. It naturally curves a little. This allows us to walk, move...

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  • Adult Scoliosis Correction

    Adult Scoliosis Correction

    Adult scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine giving the spine an “S” or “C” shape in...

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  • Scoliosis Surgery

    Scoliosis Surgery

    The spine is the backbone of the body. It naturally curves a little. This allows us to walk, move and...

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  • Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery

    Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery

    The goal of scoliosis surgery is to both reduce the abnormal curve in the spine and to prevent it...

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  • Anterior and Posterior Scoliosis Correction

    Anterior and Posterior Scoliosis Correction

    The spine is the backbone of the body. It naturally curves a little.

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  • Spine Osteotomy

    Spine Osteotomy

    Spine osteotomy is a surgical procedure in which a section of the spinal bone is cut and removed to allow...

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Trauma/Fractures/Instability

  • Kyphoplasty

    Kyphoplasty

    Balloon kyphoplasty is a spine surgery that relieves back pain caused by a vertebral compression...

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  • Fracture Stabilization

    Fracture Stabilization

    A spinal fracture refers to a break in any of the bones that make up the spine. It can occur due to...

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  • Thoracic Spine Trauma Surgery

    Thoracic Spine Trauma Surgery

    Trauma to the spine can injure the vertebral bones as well as the spinal cord and spinal nerves.

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  • Sacroplasty

    Sacroplasty

    Sacroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure performed to reduce or eliminate pain caused from a fractured...

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Tumor

  • Spinal Biopsy

    Spinal Biopsy

    A spinal biopsy is a procedure in which a small sample of bone tissue or cells is removed...

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  • Spinal Tumor Surgery

    Spinal Tumor Surgery

    A spinal tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue surrounding or found within your spinal cord and/or...

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  • Thoracic Tumor Surgery (Intradural and Extradural)

    Thoracic Tumor Surgery (Intradural and Extradural)

    The spinal cord is made up of a bundle of nerves that carry motor and sensory impulses from...

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  • Thoracic Vertebrectomy

    Thoracic Vertebrectomy

    The spinal cord passes through the vertebral column, which forms a bony protective cover.

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Infection

  • Spinal Infection Debridement

    Spinal Infection Debridement

    The spine is made up of bones called vertebrae which surround and protect the spinal cord.

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  • Spinal Infection Decompression

    Spinal Infection Decompression

    Spinal infections are characterized by back or neck pain, depending on the site of the infection...

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Others

  • Diagnostic Tests for Spinal Disorders

    Diagnostic Tests for Spinal Disorders

    Diagnostic tests for spinal disorders are defined as studies or procedures performed to confirm...

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  • Removal of Facet Joint Cyst

    Removal of Facet Joint Cyst

    Facet joint cysts, also called synovial cysts, are benign, fluid-filled sacs that develop due...

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  • Tethered Cord Release

    Tethered Cord Release

    Tethered cord syndrome is a condition characterized by a restricted spinal cord within the spinal...

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