For selected patients, minimally invasive spine procedures can reduce blood loss and hospital time without producing better long-term pain or function than open surgery. In a pooled MI-TLIF analysis, minimally invasive surgery was associated with 269.5 mL less blood loss and about 1.3 fewer hospital days, while surgery took about 21 minutes longer and involved … Read more
For many endoscopic spine patients, the first meaningful milestones happen quickly: walking the same day or next morning, wound healing in roughly a week, and return to light work in about 6 to 9 days when the outcome is excellent or good, while heavy work often takes about 20 days and sometimes longer. That's why … Read more
A slipped disc can turn a normal week into a string of worries. The pain may shoot down a leg, sitting may feel impossible, and the word “surgery” can make everything feel more serious than you were ready for. For many people, the next question is simple, what is minimally invasive spine surgery, and could … Read more