Spinal surgery in Moscow, the cost of surgery (neurosurgery) on the spine

For what diseases is spinal surgery used?

Modern methods of operations on the spine and spinal cord are minimally invasive. This allows the doctors of our medical care center to solve the patient's problem both quickly and efficiently, and with minimal risks to his health. The rehabilitation period is reduced, the patient can quickly return to normal life, the pain syndrome is eliminated.

Spine surgery is effective for the following diagnoses:

vertebral fracture, which is usually the result of trauma;

consequences of spinal cord injury;

tumor of the spinal cord, its membranes;

spondylosis (degenerative arthrosis that can cause dysfunction of the spine);

osteoarthritis of the facet joints;

protrusion or herniation of the intervertebral disc, which causes severe pain due to compression of the outgoing spinal nerve;

excessive mobility of the vertebrae;

spondylolisthesis (displacement of the vertebrae relative to each other);

stenosis of the spinal canal;

scoliosis or kyphosis (curvature of the spine).

Indications for surgical intervention, for spinal neurosurgery, are conditions in which the nerves or spinal cord are compressed, dystrophic changes and deformation of the vertebrae occur, the formation of defects, there are serious injuries or consequences of spinal injuries.

Spinal surgery is often resorted to if conservative treatment has been ineffective for six months. In this case, the disease progresses or therapy only allowed to stop its syndromes without eliminating the causes of pathological changes in tissues or pain.

Main types of operations

The appropriate technique for surgical intervention depends on the location of the affected area and the disease itself or the type of injury and disease received. It is determined after tests and thorough diagnostics, which in our center includes CT and MRI.

During neurosurgery, open access to the vertebrae is usually used. But depending on the operated segment of the spine, the operation can be performed from different sides. For example, an incision is made from behind if an intervertebral hernia is removed. For access to the cervical region, the incision is made from the side. And in operations on the lumbar region, access can be obtained through the abdominal cavity. The choice of a suitable variant of the operation lies with the orthopedic surgeon.

The most common operations in the field of spinal surgery include:

Discectomy. It is used to remove protrusion. The operation is aimed at reducing pressure on the nerve endings, which, without proper treatment, not only causes pain, but also leads to a decrease in limb mobility. Our center performs discectomy using microsurgical techniques.

Prosthetics of intervertebral discs. This operation has become an excellent alternative to the previously used method of arthrodesis, when the discs were connected with a straight fixed screed. As a result, this procedure had a negative impact on the biomechanical parameters of the spine, which led to a limitation of the patient's mobility. A modern endoprosthesis is able to completely imitate the functions of the intervertebral disc. Endoprosthetics in our center is carried out only with the use of high-quality prostheses that have passed all clinical trials.

Laminectomy. It is used if the removal of a certain amount of bone tissue in the area above the spinal root is indicated. This surgery reduces the pressure exerted on the nerve root. The second name of the procedure is open decompression. The neurosurgeons of our center have extensive experience in performing decompressive laminectomy without complications.

Surgeries for endoscopic removal of a herniated disc of the spine, fixation of the spine, all neurosurgery procedures in our center are carried out using the latest equipment (there is an operating microscope, intraoperative computed tomography, navigation stations, endoscope, robotic technologies, modern implants, etc.).

In a separate category, minimally invasive operations performed by orthopedic surgeons on the spine and spinal cord should be singled out. They do not require a large tissue dissection, just a few small incisions are enough. This allows the specialists of our center to reduce blood loss and reduce the period of complete rehabilitation of the patient.

Such minimally invasive surgeries include:

laser vaporization - it is used in the early stages of protrusion and herniation of the intervertebral disc, the inner part of the disc is coagulated;

nucleoplasty - cold plasma, electrode or chymopapain can be injected into the disc;

epiduroscopy - examination of the vertebra with the ability to quickly move from diagnosis to treatment within a single procedure, used to place catheters or electrodes.

The surgeons of our medical care center have extensive experience in removing tumors of the peripheral nerves, spine and spinal cord. In our clinic (Moscow) detailed consultations are provided, high-precision diagnostics are carried out, specialists from the field of neurology work. Contact us by phone or online.

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