Surgical procedures
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What Happens During a Spine Fusion?
Patients undergoing spinal fusion will usually have been given a general anaesthetic and rolled onto their front during preparation for surgery. Depending…
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Risks of Neck Surgery
Cervical spinal surgery is often complicated by the presence in the neck of numerous delicate structures which could be severely…
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Back Surgery Complications – What Can Go Wrong in Back Surgery?
Complications after back surgery can range from mild pain to serious spinal cord injury, paralysis and even death. How can you…
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Back Surgery and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The stress and anxiety associated with any surgical procedure leaves patients vulnerable to psychiatric disturbance and post-traumatic stress disorder following…
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Back Surgery – Setting Expectations
A key factor in achieving patient satisfaction for those with back pain is setting expectations for back surgery that are…
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Facet Joint Surgery
What is facet joint ? The facet joints, also known as the zygapophysial joint, are synovial joints in the back…
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VerteLoc System for Spinal Stenosis Surgery
An innovation in back surgery that has been making waves recently is the VerteLoc system designed as a halfway measure…
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Back Surgery Unnecessary for One in Six Patients Referred
Researchers in New York published a report earlier 2011 year claiming that between one in five and one in six…
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Spine Surgery Nerve Damage
Some operations on the spine are unsuccessful in alleviating back pain and discomfort and may leave the patient with chronic…
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Is Old Age a Primary Risk Factor for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)?
The headline is as remarkable for its understated simplicity as it is for its astonishing content: “104-year-old monk undergoes spine…
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