Generally speaking, there are two primary objectives of a spine surgery. Fusion and/or Decompression. Spinal Fusion The goal…
The Purpose Behind Spinal Surgery
Category: Minimally Invasive Surgery
What Does Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) Mean? Part 2
What is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for?To clarify that that “minimally invasive” can refer to fusion surgery Warning:…
What Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Is NOT
The term minimally invasive gets thrown around by doctors a lot. The “invasiveness” of a procedure typically is…
What does Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) Mean?
The term, “minimally invasive” is so vague that it really means nothing. There is no definition of what…
How minimal is “minimally invasive surgery”?
This a very interesting question and there are several answers. Minimally invasive spine surgery has many meanings to…