SPINAL SURGERY

Back pain and neck pain are the most common symptoms encountered in any orthopaedic clinic and ours is no exception.

The causes of back pain are legion and range from disc prolapse to emotional stress and depression. An accurate diagnosis is paramount for successful treatment. Most conditions are diagnosed through detailed history- taking and a thorough clinical examination. Basic blood investigations and plain radiographs aid in the diagnosis. With the advent of CT scan and MRI, myelography has become largely redundant.

Spinal surgery has come of age too. The use of the operative microscope has made disc surgery minimally invasive and very safe. Laminectomy, spinal canal decompression, foraminatomy are all performed with the aid of the operating microscope. The other major spinal surgeries that we routinely undertake are spinal stabilization and fusion, both anterior and posterior, and scoliosis correction surgery.