Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Spine Microdiscectomy, Microdiscectomy, Discectomy
The lumbar spine is the third part of the spine, after the cervical and thoracic portions. The vertebrae that comprise the lumbar spine are the largest and strongest of the three regions because they support the majority of the body’s weight. There are five pairs of lumbar nerves that control the movement and sensory functions of the lower extremities.
- Leg pain that limits your routine activities
- Weakness in your leg(s) or feet
- Numbness in your extremities
- Impaired bowel and/or bladder function
Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST):
With the recent launch of Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST), spine surgeons are using minimally invasive techniques for the first time to remove herniated intervertebral discs in the lumbar spine.
Minimally invasive technologies also are allowing spine surgeons to stabilize the posterior portion of the spine by making smaller incisions that cause less damage to the elements of the spine than in an “open” posterior spinal fusion.
Potential benefits of small incisions include limited tissue disruption, enhanced visualization and illumination, shorter hospital visits and faster recovery times. MAST developments continue to promote the advancement of spinal surgery, with a focus on patient recovery and new technologies and products that could potentially provide better outcomes from surgery.
BecomePainFree is committed to providing our patients with the latest advances in spinal surgery technology.
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Written by becomepainfree
January 19, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Posted in Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Microdiscectomy, Minimal Access Spinal Technologies, Minimally Invasive Spine, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Myofascial pain syndrome, Neck pain, Open Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, posterior spinal fusion
Tagged with Back and Spine, chronic pain, discectomy, Failed back syndrome, lumbar microdiscectomy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neurosurgery, Spinal fusion, Spine Microdiscectomy
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