Do you have a herniated disc in your back? Sadly, many people develop herniated discs in their neck and back after being involved in a car accident. Treatment can consist of conservative care, epidural injections, other types of injections, and/or surgery. There are many types of surgery to treat a herniated disc from fusion to a minimally invasive discectomy.
Now, you can watch a lumbar discectomy surgery being performed! Sergio Gonzalez-Arias, M.D., chief of neurological surgery and medical director of Baptist Hospital's Neuroscience Center, will perform a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy on Wednesday, January 28, at 4 p.m. The webcast will be moderated by Dr. Sean Kenniff, former healthcare reporter for WFOR-CBS Channel 4. Viewers can also choose to watch the procedure in Spanish. To view the webcast of the lumbar discectomy surgery to treat a herniated disc, simply click here.
According to the hospital's website, a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy is performed to correct a herniated disc in the lower back. The surgery involves delicate instrumentation that allows the surgeon to operate through a small incision, spreading muscles rather than cutting them. Compared to open surgical procedures, minimally invasive spine surgery has many advantages, including less blood loss, less pain, smaller incisions and a faster recovery. Most patients can go home the day of surgery.
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