Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Minimally invasive spinal surgery is what many people know as 'keyhole surgery'. Operations are carried out through very small openings in the skin and muscle. Often tubes are inserted through the muscle to reduce tissue truma. This significantly reduces pain after surgery. In addition inpatient stay is reduced and return to work times are also much shorter.

This type of surgery is carried out by highly experienced spinal surgeons and leads to excellent results. Many patients are wary of spine surgery as they may have heard of people with bad outcomes in the past. Obviously each case differs but the introduction of minimally invasive techniques in this field is leading to rapid improvements in outcome.