When you suffer from spine damage, your symptoms of pain and mobility loss may require surgery to fully address. Many parts of your spine may become damaged, either due to physical trauma or to the degenerative effects of time. You may experience spine fractures, slipped or rotated spinal bones, spine deformities, or slipped spinal discs.
At the Total Spine Institute of Sherman Oaks and Calabasas, California, Dr. Andrew Fox, Dr. Ryan Mattie, and our team know the territory of spine surgery and pain management, including the right treatment to repair your spine. Sometimes, you may need complex spine surgery for symptom relief and progression prevention.
Complex spine surgeries include procedures like multi-segment surgeries or treatments for spinal deformity. These procedures come with a higher degree of difficulty or risk. Take them seriously, and partner with an experienced surgeon for your spine treatment.
In this blog, we discuss three examples of complex spine surgery in depth so you have the information you need as you undergo spinal restoration surgery.
Your spine contains several areas, from the upper (cervical) spine to the lower lumbar and thoracic regions. And, as a rule of thumb, the more segments of your spine involved, the more complex your spine surgery becomes.
At Total Spine Institute, we customize your spinal procedure, such as spinal fusion or spinal decompression, for your treatment needs and unique anatomy. We design the least invasive surgery possible, using state-of-the-art techniques like endoscopy and robotic assistance for extensive or complex surgeries.
Like most spine surgery procedures, multi-segment spine surgery requires anesthesia and sedation. That means you won’t be awake during the procedure and will need help getting home after a same-day procedure. You may need to recover for a short time in the hospital after your complex spine surgery.
Spinal abnormalities like the curvature caused by adult scoliosis may leave you coping with chronic pain and biomechanical issues. Often, spinal abnormalities worsen over time. If you need surgery to address a spinal abnormality, especially as an adult, your procedure most likely will be complex.
Complex spine surgery to correct spine abnormalities focuses on spinal stabilization and progression prevention. After post-operative recovery, you benefit from increased mobility and less pain. Without the right treatment, spinal abnormality symptoms start to severely limit your quality of life.
It’s never good news when, after one spine surgery, your symptoms don’t improve sufficiently. Often, you need revision spine surgery at that point.
Revision procedures to address infection, re-herniation, spinal instability, or issues with implant hardware all present more complications than initial spine surgery. These complex spine surgeries require the hand of a skilled surgeon to be optimally successful.
Your revision surgery may include full or partial disc removal, spinal decompression, or disc replacement. Your surgeon may also combine multiple procedures for the best possible outcome. If possible, the team at the Total Spine Institute opts for minimally invasive complex spine surgery, completing your procedure through tiny incisions using specialized tools.
If you need complex spine surgery, trust the experts at the Total Spine Institute with your procedure. Schedule a consultation appointment by calling today, or request an appointment online now.
