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| Neurology & Neurosurgery - Spine Surgery |
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| The following treatments are available for spine related problems in the Neurology and Neurosurgery department at the Apollo Victor Hospital - Margao, Goa. |
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• Lumbar Microdiscectomy
• Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy and Fusion, plating etc.
• Management of Traumatic Spinal In juries with stabilisation and Fusion
• Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
• Pedicle screw Fixation
• Anterior Trans C2 Screw fixation for Odontoid Fractures
• Spinal Fusion techniques such as Hartshill rectangle, Ransford Loop fixations
• Microsurgery for Spinal tumours, syringomyelia, Arnold-Chiari Malformations
• Carpal Tunnel, Peripheral Nerve lesions Microsurgery |
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Spinal procedures, laminectomies and fixation/fusions
• Spinal injuries/spine stabilization
• Micro distectomy for spinal disc diseases
• Nerve transplantations |
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| In cases of traumatic spinal injuries or pathological fractures of the spine, spinal instrumentation is a must in form of pedicular screw fixations, cervical plating, etc. After such instrumentation procedures, the patient can be immediately mobilized unlike in the past. (Mandatory bed rest for a couple of hours). |
| One of the most common complaints in the Neurosurgery Out-Patient department. The causes are multiple; bad sitting posture, severe bad loading by bending and lifting heavy items and poor or lack of back exercise. The procedure practiced is Minimal Access Surgery in the form of microlumbar discectomies and fenestration. |
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| Procedure details: |
- Minimally invasive |
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- One day hospital stay |
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- Early return to work |
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