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With the advent of endoscopic technology and the advancement of surgical instrumentation, the term “minimally invasive” has been used to describe many surgical procedures. But what does it mean? In short, minimally invasive surgical procedures seeks to achieve the same outcomes of traditional open surgery, but through a series of small incisions. Today, endoscopic procedures, or limited access approaches, have entered the realm of spine surgery, providing qualifying patients with an alterative spine treatment option in which to obtain relief from severe spinal, back, and neck pain.
What are the Benefits of Minimally Invasive Lumbar & Cervical Spine Surgery?
When a patient’s spinal deformity (such as scoliosis), degenerative condition, or spine injury presents symptoms that cannot be alleviated through non-invasive spinal treatments, spine surgery (like spinal fusion and disc surgery) may present itself as a good option for obtaining long-term relief from severe and chronic spinal pain. Should a patient qualify, minimally invasive spine surgery may offer some benefits over traditional open back and neck surgery when considering the length and severity of patient recovery. Benefits of endoscopic or limited access spine surgery may include, but are not limited to, a reduced intraoperative blood loss, a shortened hospital stay, and a less painful and lengthy recovery. Generally, however, long term outcomes show similar results without a definitive long term advantage of one approach versus the other. It is most important for patients to seek out the correct solution for their problem regardless of the approach used.
Outpatient Spine Surgery at University Spine Associates
The orthopedic surgical specialists of University Spine Associates offer minimally invasive lumbar and cervical back surgery as part of our extensive service offering. From minimally invasive or limited access transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion to posterior lumbar spinal fusion, many procedures that once were synonymous with highly invasive incisions are now performed with minimal damage to the back and surrounding tissue. In fact, surgeries like the posterior cervical foraminotomy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar laminectomy and lumbar microdiscectomy are often carried out on an outpatient basis by University Spine Associates at the University SurgiCenter in East Brunswick, NJ—an outstanding ambulatory surgical center servicing patients in and around the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware region. Patients are now able to have their life changing operation and go home the same day!
We encourage you to contact us and make an appointment for an appropriate evaluation of your condition. |
