LOURDES BRAIN & SPINE SERVICES – TYPES OF SPINE SURGERY 

• Discectomy is an out patient procedure which involves the removal of disc herniation through a two­-inch incision, with essentially no blood loss.
• Lumbar Laminectomy is performed to remove herniated discs or bone spurs and can be either an outpatient procedure or require a short hospital stay with a quick recovery.
• Lumbar Fusion is performed when spinal disease causes the vertebrae to become unstable and move out of alignment, putting pressure on the nerves. Surgeons internally fix the bones with screws and plates and create bony bridges between them by using bone grafts.
• Kyphoplasty — Patients with osteoporosis and compression fractures may be candidates for this procedure in which very small incisions are made in the skin. Kyphoplasty can prevent deformities, loss of height, and pain associated with fractures.