What is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?
Due to technological advancements in healthcare, more neck and back conditions can be treated with minimally invasive spine surgery. Unlike open surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery involves a smaller incision which typically results in less pain after surgery and a faster recovery. It also avoids major damage to the muscles surrounding the spine. In open surgery, the doctor has to move the muscles to the side in order to see the spine. As a result, the patient may have pain after the surgery and can lead to a lengthier recovery period. Since minimally invasive spine does not disrupt muscles and soft tissues, postoperative pain is less than a traditional open procedure.
What are the benefits of Minimally Invasive Spine?
Benefits from minimally invasive spine surgery may include smaller scars following the procedure and less damage to the surrounding tissues beneath the skin, meaning less pain and blood loss.
Common Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
MIS Diskectomy: used to treat a nerve that he's been pinched by a herniated intervertebral disc and is causing localized pain and/or pain that radiates into the extremities.
MIS Fusion: used to decrease pain and increase spinal stabilization by adding bone graft to the affected area of the spine and ensuring the graft and vertebral elements fuse together.
MIS Laminectomy: used to decompress a pinched spinal nerve which causes localized pain and/or pain that radiates into the extremities.
Our Doctors
