A minimally invasive spine closure is a medical procedure where the surgeon closes a patient back up after that patient has had surgery of any type on their discs, vertebrae, spine, or spinal nerves. This is because these types of surgeries involve penetrating several muscle and tissue layers; this penetration occurs through a procedure known as minimally invasive spine surgery. The closure that occurs afterward to begin the healing process is known as minimally invasive spine closure; learn more about this type of closure below.
When Such Closure Is Needed?
Any type of surgery on a patient’s spine, spinal nerves, discs, or vertebrae will require a patient to be opened up via precise, smaller incisions into the muscles and tissues that surround these regions. Such a surgery has only been possible in recent times because of advanced robotics and tools, making it more commonplace in today’s medicine.
A minimally invasive spine closure would be needed after surgery to address such medical conditions as spinal deformities, including scollosis, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal infections, spinal instabilities, including spondylolisthesis, bone spurs, and fractures.
What Benefits Are Received After Such a Procedure?
The precise, smaller incisions made during minimally invasive spine surgery help to prevent the patient from experiencing trauma to the surrounding tissues and muscles. This can lead to less recovery time and faster healing. In addition, the patient will have a lower chance of infection, lose less blood, and require less physical therapy and rehabilitation time in order to fully recover from the surgery.
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