Thursday 11 July 2019

Spine Decompression Surgery and its Need




Spine plays a vital role in our daily life in order to sit straight, bend and twist. A minor issue in the spine may create a big issue in your life. Therefore, the protection of the spine from any injury or pressure is very crucial. Always take care of your spine while performing your home tasks or heavy duties. In case of any issue regarding the spine, you can hire best spine surgeon Lucknow for better treatment. The spine can experience many problems such as low back pain, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, lumbar canal stenosis etc. In order to get rid of these problems, initially spine surgeons provide non-surgical treatments. If they feel that this treatment is not helpful then they finally suggest surgical treatment. Spine surgeon requires immense knowledge regarding spine to resolve spine issues. The deformity of the spine is a major issue of spine that causes back pain, neck pain, leg pain and disability in adults, narrowing of spinal cord etc. It can be avoided with the help of spine decompression surgery. Decompression surgery is commonly used to treat spinal stenosis, a slipped disk, spinal injuries, metastatic spinal cord compression and so on. Decompression surgery can be classified as:

Laminectomy: In this surgery, the removal of a part of the enlarged facet joints, whole body lamina, and the narrow ligaments overlying the spinal cord and nerves take place. 

Laminotomy: In this method of surgery, a small portion of the ligaments and lamina is removed on one side only. With the help of this method of surgery, the actual support of lamina is left in place and reduce the probability of spinal instability. 

Laminoplasty:  It allows the expansion of the spinal cord that can be possible by cutting the laminae on one side only and swinging them open like a door. It is used in the neck area.

Spine doctor Lucknow is an expert in all these spine related surgeries.


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