Advantages and Risk Associated with Spinal Fusion Surgery

What are the pros and cons of the Spinal Fusion surgery?

The doctor will use a number of diagnostic tests to determine the exact cause or source of the back pain in the patient using x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) scans.

The benefits of a spinal fusion surgery are that it provides relief from a number of spinal disorders, such as:

1. Spinal tumor
2. Infection  in the spinal column
3. Vertebra fracture
4. Scoliosis
5. Spinal stenosis
6. Spondylolisthesis
7. Degenerative disk disease

As is seen in any major type of surgery, there are chances of the patient facing certain complications in some cases. These are:

• Infection – To counter the occurrence of an infection in the operated region the doctor will prescribe antibiotics before and after the surgery.
• Bleeding – The amount of bleeding is not excessive.
• Pain – There are chances of pain felt in the graft site but the doctor can prescribe certain painkillers to alleviate this pain.
• Nerve damage – There are very rare chances of the patient suffering from nerve damage because of the surgery but this condition is relieved with the passage of time naturally.
• Blood clots – There is a small risk of blood clots developing in the legs due to prolonged inactivity.

Why choose to get Spinal Fusion Surgery in India?
A spinal fusion surgery is a complex procedure requiring the most effective surgical skills and expertise. The doctors and surgeons in India are well-trained and have an immense experience in managing surgery for spinal fusion. These doctors and surgeons are further assisted by the vast network of hospitals and clinics that have the latest and most modern surgical technologies at their disposal. All this expertise and global standard hospital service comes at the lowest cost in India as compared to any other country in the world.

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How Cyberknife Surgery is Used to Treat Cancer?

Cyberknife Radio-surgery is a safe choice for treating both malignant& non-malignant tumors located in the unreachable part of the body. With the help of high dose of radiation, the non-invasive method shrinks tumor located inthe brain, liver, prostate, lung, spine, pancreas and the kidneys.

Cyber-knife is a robotic stereo-tactic radio-surgery, which comprises a compact linear accelerator fixed on the arm of the robot.The robot is totally controlled by the set of instructions fed into the computer by the surgeon.  It has an inbuilt X-ray image which sends the image data to the surgeon. He will study the data and with the help of software instruction the robot adjusts, locks and targets the position for tumor destruction. It is frame-free and can be single or multi-session for treating cancer effectively. 

The session may last for ½ an hour to 1^1/2 hours and doctor may call patient for 4-5 rounds. Its high focused beams kills and shrinks inaccessible tumor located in the brain, spine, lung, kidneys, prostate, pancreas, liver and breast. The nearby healthy tissue is not affected by the radiation at all. The technology is cutting edge, unconventional and efficacious compared to other radio surgeries. Some may need head frames fitted into the skull or anesthesia for surgery, but this one doesn’t need at all.After the Cyber-knife radio-surgery, patients can resume their normal daily routine activities.

How does Cyber-knife work?

1. No anesthesia or head frame is required to perform this painless procedure. The system automatically tracks the breathing and certain body movements.
2. The Cyber-knife system imager sends the ‘painted’ image of the tumor along with its dimension and location area.
3. The surgeon may fix small tissue markers near the site so that the CyberKnife system precisely targets the treatment area.
4. Once data is studied, the system locks & targets the tumor. The minimal dosage of radiation is delivered for about 25 mins to an hour.
5. Once done, the patient can leave clinic premises and return back to their routine activities.
6. If required, the doctor may ask the patient to return for more treatment depending on the severity.
7. The recovery is pretty quick and risk involved is very low because adjacent tissue is not damaged by the radiation. 

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