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Spine Surgeons
Conventional Spine Surgeons: deal with standard spinal surgeries such as fusions and artificial disc replacements. These are surgeries that are performed via incisions of usually around 6 inches average. They are generally considered the gold standard of spinal surgeries since they have been performed for many years (with the exception of artificial disc replacement which is relatively new). Other conventional spine surgeries include laminotomy and foraminotomy type procedures.
Microspine surgeries: These are minimally invasive spine surgeries that involve smaller incisions but perform basically similar type of surgeries as conventional surgery. Microspine surgery might include fusions or laminotomies but through incisions of less than one inch. Usually, these surgeries taut better outcomes, lesser complications and quicker recovery times.
Pain management procedures: are not really spinal surgery but involve injections of cortisone into the spine along with local anesthetics to reduce pain on a temporary basis. There are also nerve destruction procedures but these too are limited and temporary. Thus the name pain management.
Neurosurgeons or Orthopedic surgeons are capable of spine surgery. These are usually M.D. physicians but occasionally are D.O. types as well. Qualifications include board certification in their general specialties but there is no spine surgery specific board.
Links:
www.spinenebula.com and www.spinenebula.net
www.spine-online.net and www.spineteam.net
www.microspine.biz www.microspine.info www.microspine.us www.microspineinc.com www.microspineinc.co.uk
www.microspineinc.us www.microspineinc.org www.microspineinc.info www.microspineinc.net www.microspinology.org www.microspinology.com www.microspinoscopy.com www.microspinoscopy.org www.neuroscopy.com www.e-spine.net www.laserspine.net www.mritoday.net www.namda.org