Now to decide on any one of these approaches, your surgeon needs to know the exact point to be treated. He will then decide the shortest distance to reach that point following any of these approaches.
There are multitude of reasons behind your spinal disorder that is causing pain. Therefore, there are number of surgical treatments under this section to treat these deformities. Some of them have been listed below:
- Discectomy/Microdiscectomy - Removal of herniated inter vertebral disc
- Laminectomy - Removal of tiny bony plate called laminae to increase space in the spinal canal
- Laminotomy - Removal of some portion of vertebral arch that covers spinal cord
- Disc Replacement - Replacement of injured disc with an artificial one
- Spinal Fusion - Technique used to join two vertebrae.
Cost of spine surgery in India ranges between INR 60,000 to INR 4,50,000 depending on complexity and hospital you choose.
The incision area needs to be kept dry for at least a week. While taking a shower, cover the area with plastic wraps. Slight pain and redness persists for few days after surgery, that gets healed with time. No stressful physical exercise should be done post operation. Sometimes patients are advised to avoid strenuous activities throughout their lives.
