Lumbar Spine

Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Permanent fusion of two or more lumbar vertebrae using screws, plates, or bone grafts.

Indications: Unstable fractures, vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis), or severe facet joint damage due to trauma.

Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion

A minimally invasive procedure where the disk space is entered from the side of the abdomen to remove damaged disk and place a large implant with graft.

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Indications: spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, instability, deformity

Lumbar Discectomy

Removal of herniated disc material that's pressing on a nerve root.

Indications: Traumatic lumbar disc herniation causing sciatica, leg pain, numbness, or weakness.

Lumbar Microdiscectomy

A minimally invasive procedure to remove a small portion of a herniated lumbar disc that's pressing on a nerve. Uses a small incision and microscopic tools 

Indications: Severe leg pain (sciatica), numbness, or weakness due to a lumbar disc herniation that hasn't improved with conservative treatment.
 

Lumbar Laminectomy

Removal of the back part of the vertebra (the lamina) to create space for the nerves.

Indications: Lumbar spinal stenosis or nerve compression caused by traumatic injury

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

A procedure where the disk space is accessed from the front of the abdomen to remove damaged disk and place a large implant with graft.

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Indications: spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, disk disease, instability, deformity.