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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgery may sometimes be appropriate for patients with: | Surgery may sometimes be appropriate for patients with: | ||
*[[Spinal fusion]]: Indicated in [[patients]] with non-specific [[chronic]] [[pain]] due to | *[[Spinal fusion]]: Indicated in [[patients]] with non-specific [[chronic]] [[pain]] due to [[degenerative disc disease]] resitant to [[medical therapy]]. | ||
*[[Laminectomy]]: [[Patients]] with [[spinal stenosis]] may benefit from this procedure by enlarging the [[spinal canal]] or removing [[bone spurs]]. This relieves the [[pain]] cause due to [[nerve compression]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Surgery is rarely needed for back pain. Surgery may be required in patients with lumbar disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, compression fracture. Surgical procedure include, diskectomy, laminectomy, joint fusion, artificial disks.
Surgery
Surgery may sometimes be appropriate for patients with:
- Spinal fusion: Indicated in patients with non-specific chronic pain due to degenerative disc disease resitant to medical therapy.
- Laminectomy: Patients with spinal stenosis may benefit from this procedure by enlarging the spinal canal or removing bone spurs. This relieves the pain cause due to nerve compression.