Spine Surgery

What is Spine Surgery?

Spine surgery is a surgical area of specialty that examines, diagnoses and performs surgical interventions on the spine and structures associated with the spinal cord. The spine is an important structure that supports, protects and moves the body. Spine surgery includes treatments for congenital anomalies of the spine, post-traumatic injuries, degenerative conditions, tumors and various other neurological problems.

Which Diseases Does Spinal Surgery Treat

Spine surgery is a surgical area of specialty that examines, diagnoses and treats various spinal and spinal cord-related diseases. These diseases usually involve problems that occur in the anatomical structure of the spine, spinal cord or surrounding tissues.

You can find some of the diseases that spine surgery usually deals with below:

Disc Herniation (Lumbar Hernia): The protrusion of soft gelatinous matter inside the discs. It may put pressure on the nerves in the waist or neck area.

Spinal Stenosis: Stenosis of the spinal canal is usually associated with degenerative changes that occur in the spine during the aging process.

Scoliosis: Curvature of the spine in a wrong way. It is a condition that usually occurs in young people.

Spinal Cord Tumors: Benign or malignant spinal cord tumors. They can affect the spinal cord or spinal bones.

Spinal Fractures and Dislocations: Spinal fractures or dislocation of spinal bones after trauma.

Congenital Anomalies: Congenital spinal or spinal cord abnormalities, such as spina bifida.

Spinal Infections: Infections that affect the bones of the spine or spinal cord, for example spondylitis.

Spinal Cord Compression: Conditions that compress the spinal cord, for example spinal stenosis or spinal tumors.

Neurological Problems: Neurological problems such as nerve compressions, radicular pain syndromes and spinal cord compression.

Degenerative Spinal Diseases: Disc degeneration, osteoarthritis and other age-related spinal problems.