Gender:

female

Age:

65

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The patient had been suffering from pain in the upper part of her left teat for a long time and they had great difficulty walking upstairs. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a herniated intervertebral disc of the lumbar spine in the L2-Dry segment, causing irritation of the L2 nerve root. This led to sharp pain not only when moving but also while at rest.
We applied in minimally invasive transforaminal endoscopic surgical treatment and removed the herniated disc using a 1cm incision. By doing so, we avoided disruption of the myelin sheets, so no scar tissue or infection developed after the procedure.
The pain disappeared immediately and a week later also a certain postoperative weakness. Within seven days, the client was able to stand up, lift loads, and walk up the stairs in complete comfort. Since then, she has not felt pain even during clumsy movements.

Treatment

We specialize in minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for the treatment of injuries and degenerative diseases of the cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine. We perform over 500 surgeries annually.

Endoscopic procedure - a minimally invasive procedure for spinal treatment

During an endoscopic procedure, only an 8mm short incision is made at the skin level. The muscle is not incised but dilated with dilators so that an approximately 6 mm wide camera can be inserted towards the spine. The camera contains a working channel that can be used to remove a herniated disk or to insert a cutter to widen the spinal cord. The wounds hardly bleed after the procedure and therefore drainage is usually not needed.

Minimally invasive procedure of endoscopic surgical spinal treatment is the most advanced approach of contemporary surgery. However, its popularity has been growing rapidly in recent years. And no wonder, as it has many advantages. Compared to conventional invasive surgery, it has a faster recovery time, but also significantly lower health risks. The probability of postoperative wound infection is only 0.001%, compared to 3% for conventional invasive procedures.

Although the health risks of minimally invasive fully endoscopic surgery are very low and we recommend this surgical procedure to the vast majority of patients, there are also high-risk patients for whom conventional treatment should be preferred. Therefore, we perform a thorough pre-operative evaluation of each patient to ensure the most appropriate treatment.