Treatment
El Paso Spine Center offers state-of-the-art minimally invasive laser and robotic treatments for minimal recovery time.
What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?
Minimally invasive surgery is a concept not a specific procedure.
Minimally invasive surgery is any technique that accomplishes a goal such as removing a diseased gallbladder or appendix with less trauma to the patient. Innovative techniques and advanced technologies such as 3 dimensional imaging, specialized lasers, robots and miniature cameras have allowed surgeons to preform tasks through much smaller incision sites with less tissue damage and blood loss. These techniques have lead to shorter surgery time, less anesthesia, faster recovery and fewer complications for patients.
What minimally invasive spine surgery has allowed spinal surgeons to do is preform traditional spine surgery through much smaller incision sites, locate the damaged tissue or area causing pain quicker and with less damage to healthy back tissue. Specialized spinal cord monitoring insures safer procedures and better outcomes. Overall, with minimally invasive spine surgery, patients have less pain, spend less time in the hospital, recover quicker and return to work faster.
Degenerative Disc Disease
Cervical Spine
Degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine, or lower back, refers to a syndrome in which a compromised disc causes low back pain.
Cervical Disc Herniation
Causes neck pain by compressing the cervical nerve roots
Cervical Myelopathy (CMS)
Refers to impaired function of the spinal cord caused by degenerative changes of the discs and facet joints acquired in adult life.
Thoracic Spine
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease refers to any condition where the spinal discs are degenerating or degrading, often causing back pain.
Compression Fractures
In general, vertebral fractures are associated with both increased morbidity (unwanted side effects) and mortality (death).
Kyphosis
or “dowager’s hump,” is an unnatural curving of the upper back that creates a hunchback appearance in the posture, often associated with osteoporosis.
Scoliosis
describes an abnormal, side to side curvature of the spine. This video provides an overview of how scoliosis affects the spine and the body.
Lumbar Spine
Degenerative Disc Disease
in the lumbar spine, or lower back, refers to a syndrome in which a compromised disc causes low back pain
Scoliosis
describes an abnormal, side to side curvature of the spine.
Kyphosis
or “dowager’s hump,” is an unnatural curving of the upper back that creates a hunchback appearance in the posture, often associated with osteoporosis.
Spinal Stenosis
with stenosis, facet joints in the spine can enlarge and place pressure on the spinal nerve roots or spinal cord, causing back pain, leg pain, arm pain and other symptoms during certain activities.
Spondylolisthesis
is a condition in which a defect in a part of the spine causes vertebra to slip to one side of the body.
Pars Defect
A pars defect is believed to be a stress fracture. A stress fracture happens from repeated strain on a bone. At first the body is able to heal the damage. If the repeated strains happen faster than the body can respond, the bone eventually fractures. People are not born with spondylolysis. It commonly first appears in childhood. Football linemen and gymnasts are affected the most.
Lumbar Disc Herniation
occurs when the disc degenerates and the inner core leaks out.
Sciatica
Sciatica describes symptoms that travel from the low back and produce leg pain.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries
Cervical Spine
Artificial Cervical Disc
A device inserted between two vertebrae in the cervical spine (neck) which replaces a damaged disc.
Laser Discectomy
A small needle is inserted into a disc space and disc material is burned by a laser. Laser discectomy is free of post-operative pain syndromes.
Microdiscectomy
A small portion of bone over the nerve root is removed to relieve the pain from nerve impingement and allow the nerve to heal.
Anterior Cervical Fusion
Two vertebrae are fused together from an incision in the front of the neck.
Anterior Cervical Discectomy
A herniated cervical disc is removed from an incision in the front of the neck.
Posterior Cervical Fusion
Two vertebrae are fused from an incision in the back.
Endoscopic Discectomy
A disc is removed using a specialized tubular device in order to relieve the pain caused by a herniated disc. The surgeon is able to see the disc through the endoscope, which helps to ensure accuracy.
Laminaplasty
Creates more space for the nerve roots in the spinal cord in order to relieve pressure.
Foraminotomy
Removes bone and/or a diseased dic in order to relieve neck and arm pain.
Corpectomy
Removal of the vertebra as well as the disc spaces at either end in order to decompress the cervical canal.
Osteotomy
A section of the spinal cord is cut in order to correct the alignment of the spine.
Tumor Resection
Removal of spinal tumor.
Thoracic Spine
Endoscopic Discectomy
A disc is removed using a specialized tubular device in order to relieve the pain caused by a herniated disc. The surgeon is able to see the disc through the endoscope, which helps to ensure accuracy.
Laser Discectomy
A small needle is inserted into a disc space and disc material is burned by a laser. Laser discectomy is free of post-operative pain syndromes.
XLIF
A procedure performed through the side of the body which uses nerve monitoring technology allowing the surgeon to avoid hitting nerves and giving him maximum visibility.
Scoliosis Surgery
Surgeries to correct scoliosis are recommended when spinal curves are greater than 40 degrees and showing signs of progressing.
Tumor Resection
Removal of spinal tumors.
Microdiscectomy
A small portion of bone over the nerve root is removed to relieve the pain from nerve impingement and allow the nerve to heal.
Lumbar Spine
Microdiscectomy
A small portion of bone over the nerve root is removed to relieve the pain from nerve impingement and allow the nerve to heal.
Laser Discectomy
A small needle is inserted into a disc space and disc material is burned by a laser. Laser discectomy is free of post-operative pain syndromes.
Aspen / I-Lif / X Stop
A "bridging" device is used to decompress spinal pressure between two vertebrae.
Minimall Invasive T-Lif
A technique which stabilizes the spinal vertebra and disc between the vertebra.
Endoscopic Discectomy
A disc is removed using a specialized tubular device in order to relieve the pain caused by a herniated disc. The surgeon is able to see the disc through the endoscope, which helps to ensure accuracy.
X-Lif
A damaged disc is removed and replaced with a spacer.
Artificial Lumbar Disc
An artificial disc is used to replace a damaged or diseased disc.
Osteotomy
A section of the spinal cord is cut in order to correct the alignment of the spine.
Tumor Resection
Removal of a spinal tumor.
Vertebroplasty
A procedure which stabilizes a spinal fracture and stops pain caused by the fracture.
Kyphoplasty
The filling of a collapsed or damaged vertebra, restoring it to its original shape and relieving pain.
Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion Systems
PathFinder, Viper, Paramount, SphereX