Recovery After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Recovery after minimally invasive spine surgery is faster than open surgery because less muscle is disrupted. Most patients walk within 24 hours, go home in one to three days, and return to desk work in two to four weeks. Fusion cases take longer, six weeks minimum...
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery reaches the spine through small incisions using tubular retractors that dilate muscle rather than cut through it, with fluoroscopy and navigation guiding every step. Blood loss is lower, wound infection rates are lower, and hospital...
When Is Spine Surgery Necessary and When to Avoid It
Spine surgery is necessary when nerve compression causes progressive weakness, numbness, or loss of bowel and bladder control, or when six to twelve weeks of conservative management has failed with confirmed structural compression on imaging. Surgery can be avoided...