Laminectomy vs Spinal Fusion: Which Is Less Invasive?
Laminectomy is less invasive. Shorter operation, less blood loss, faster recovery, no implanted hardware. Spinal fusion is larger, screws, rods, bone graft, months before the bone consolidates. But the comparison only matters when both are genuinely options for the...
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Who Needs Surgery?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist. The nerve supplies sensation to the thumb, index, middle and half the ring finger, and motor power to the thumb muscles. When the tunnel narrows, the nerve gets squeezed. Tingling, numbness and...
What Is Intracranial Hypertension and How Is It Treated?
Intracranial hypertension. Raised pressure inside the skull that has no room to give. Brain tissue swells, CSF backs up, blood volume rises, and the pressure climbs with it. Trauma, haemorrhage, infection, or no identifiable cause at all. The damage it does to the...