| How will I prepare for surgery? | | | | bony projection off the back of the vertebra) and the |
| The decision to proceed with surgery must be made | | | | lamina on each side are removed over the area |
| jointly by you and your surgeon. You should | | | | where stenosis is occurring. To accomplish this, the |
| understand as much about the procedure as possible. | | | | surgeon cuts along the inside edge of the facet joint |
| If you have concerns or questions, talk to your | | | | on each side and detaches the lamina bone |
| surgeon. | | | | completely from the pedicle bones. This opens a |
| Once you decide on surgery, your surgeon may | | | | section in the bony ring. A small portion of the |
| suggest a complete physical examination by your | | | | ligamentum flavum is removed. The ligamentum flavum |
| regular doctor. This exam helps ensure that you are in | | | | runs all the way down the spinal canal between the |
| the best possible condition to undergo the operation. | | | | lamina bones and the spinal cord. Removing a small |
| On the day of your surgery, you will probably be | | | | section of this ligament exposes the nerves inside the |
| admitted to the hospital early in the morning. You | | | | spinal canal. |
| shouldn't eat or drink anything after midnight the night | | | | The surgeon may use small cutting instruments to |
| before. | | | | carefully remove soft tissues near the spinal nerves. |
| | | | | Then the surgeon takes out any disc fragments and |
| What happens during the operation? | | | | scrapes off nearby bone spurs. In this way, the nerves |
| Patients are given a general anesthesia to put them to | | | | inside the spinal canal are relieved of additional tension |
| sleep during most spine surgeries. As you sleep, your | | | | and pressure. The surgeon also enlarges the neural |
| breathing may be assisted with a ventilator. A | | | | foramina, if needed. The neural foramina are the small |
| ventilator is a device that controls and monitors the | | | | openings between the vertebrae where the nerves |
| flow of air to the lungs. | | | | travel out of the spinal canal. |
| Some surgeons have begun using spinal anesthesia in | | | | The muscles and soft tissues are put back in place, |
| place of general anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia is | | | | and the skin is stitched together. |
| injected in the low back into the space around the | | | | |
| spinal cord. This numbs the spine and lower limbs. | | | | Please log on to :- |
| Patients are also given medicine to keep them | | | | |
| sedated during the procedure. This surgery is usually | | | | |
| done with the patient kneeling face down in a special | | | | Please log on to :- |
| frame. The frame supports the patient so the | | | | We Care Core Values |
| abdomen is relaxed and free of pressure. This position | | | | |
| lessens blood loss during surgery and gives the | | | | "We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| surgeon more room to work. | | | | you as the centre." |
| The surgeon makes a short incision down the middle | | | | Having the industry's most elaborate and exclusive |
| of the low back. The skin and soft tissues are | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed |
| separated to expose the bones along the back of the | | | | at each partner hospital, we provide you the |
| spine. An X-ray of the low back ensures the surgeon | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| works on the right vertebra. Some surgeons use a | | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our |
| special surgical microscope during surgery to magnify | | | | patient care standards are unmatched across the sub |
| the area they'll be working on. | | | | continent. |
| In a complete laminectomy, the spinous process (the | | | | |