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Back Problems and Surgical Solutions

	ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ALlIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease. The surgeon will stabilize the spine by fusing vertebrae.		Anterior Cervical Corpectomy This surgery removes damage or diseased vertebral bone and surrounding discs.
	Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion This surgery removes a herniated or diseased disc and relieves neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing on nerve roots.		Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (PCM) A goal of this procedure is to relieve the pain caused by pinched nerves due to a damaged disc in the cervical spine.
	Cervical Micro Endoscopic Discectomy This surgery removes bone and/or portions of a herniated or diseased disc to relieve neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing on nerve roots.		Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy This surgery removes bone and/or portions of a herniated or diseased disc to relieve neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing on the nerve roots.
	Dekompressor Discectomy This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and probe device to reduce a herniated disc, quickly relieving pain in most patients.		Inter-Body Fusion (IBF) Designed to be a less invasive way to fuse the spine, IBF is generally used for the treatment of back pain caused by degenerative disc disease.
	Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy This minimally-invasive procedure is designed to alleviate the effects of low back pain caused by disc disease or small disc herniations.		Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) of the Nerves This technique is used during complex surgical procedures, especially those that involve manipulation of the spinal cord.
	Intrathecal Pump Implant An intrathecal pump relieves chronic pain. It uses small amounts of medicine applied directly to the intrathecal space to prevent pain signals from being perceived by the brain.		Kyphoplasty This minimally-invasive procedure treats spine fractures caused by osteoporosis. It is designed to provide rapid back pain relief and help straighten the spine.
	Laminaplasty This procedure is used to treat a painfullyrestricted spinal canal in the neck. The procedure creates more spaces for the spinal cord andnerve roots, immediately relieving pressure.		Laminectomy This procedure is performed through an incision on the lower back. The surgeon removes a section of bone, called the lamina from one or more vertebrae.

	Lumbar Corpectomy This procedure is performed to relieve the pain caused when diseased or damaged vertebrae bone blocks and pinches the spinal cord.		Lumbar Disc Microsurgery This minimally-invasive technique is used to remove the herniated portion of a vertebral disc. It is 95% to 98% effective in eliminating leg pain (sciatica) caused bynerve root compression.
	Lumbar Discoscopic Discectomy This mimimally-invasive procedure is designed to relieve pain caused by herniated discs pressing on nerve roots. It is performed through a small tubular device.		Lumbar Micro Endoscopic Discectomy This minimally-invasive procedure is performed through a tubular device. It is designed to relieve pain caused by herniated discs pressing on nerve roots.
	Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy This minimally-invasive procedure, reduces or eliminates the pain of damaged facet joints by disrupting the medial branch nerves that carry the pain signals.		Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and advanced radiofrequency technology to reduce a herniated disc,quickly relieving pain in most patients.
	Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Designed to be a less invasive way to fuse the spine, IBF is generally used for the treatment of back pain caused by degenerative disc disease.		Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion PLIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease. The surgeon will stabilize the spine by fusing vertebrae together with bone graft.
	Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Spinal cord stimulation is used to relieve chronic low back and sciatic pain. It uses electrical impulses to prevent pain signals from being perceived by the brain.		Spinal Fusion This procedure corrects the spinal condition caused by spondylolisthesis, in which weakened joints or fractured bones allow a vertebra to slip forward and pinch a nerve root.
	Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion TLIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease. The surgeon will stabilize the spine by fusing vertebrae together with bone graft.		Total Disc Replacement One goal of this procedure is to relieve the pain caused by pinched nerves or discogenic pain in the lumbar spine by replacing a diseased or damaged disc with specialized implants.
	Vertebroplasty This minimally-invasive treatment is used to repair spine fractures caused by osteoporosis or cancer.