Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a type of neck surgery that involves removing a damaged disc to relieve spinal cord or nerve root pressure and alleviate corresponding pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling. A discectomy is a form of surgical decompression, so the procedure may also be called an anterior cervical decompression.
The surgery has 2 parts:
https://www.spine-health.com/treatment/spinal-fusion/acdf-anterior-cervical-discectomy-and-fusion
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a spinal fusion procedure in which surgeons navigate through the abdomen to access the front of the spine and fuse two or more vertebrae in the lower back together. The procedure involves an “approach” surgeon (who provides access to the spine) and a spine surgeon, working together.
The lumbar portion of the spine contains the five spinal vertebrae (L1 to L5) of the lower back. An ALIF procedure may also involve the intervertebral disc located between the L5 vertebra and the highest vertebra (S1) of the sacral spine that includes the sacrum and coccyx (tailbone). This is known as an L5/S1 ALIF.
https://www.hss.edu/conditions_alif-anterior-lumbar-interbody-fusion-spine-surgery.asp
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a spinal fusion technique for the lower back, in which two spinal bones (vertebrae) are joined by removing a portion of the spinal disc between them and placing a spacer (cage), supplemented by screws and rods, in its place. Removing the disc and fusing the vertebrae eliminates motion in that spinal segment (meaning two vertebrae and the intervertebral disc) and reduces back pain. Placing a spacer reduces compression on the nerves by giving them more room. This alleviates sciatica back and leg pain.
https://www.hss.edu/conditions_tlif-transforaminal-lumbar-interbody-fusion-spine-surgery.asp
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Laminectomy is a type of surgery in which a surgeon removes part or all of the vertebral bone (lamina). This helps ease pressure on the spinal cord or the nerve roots that may be caused by injury, herniated disk, narrowing of the canal (spinal stenosis), or tumors.
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Typically performed for a herniated disc, a microdiscectomy, also called a microdecompression, relieves the pressure on a spinal nerve root by removing the material causing the pain.
During the surgery, a small part of the disc material and/or bone impinging the nerve root is taken out.
https://www.spine-health.com/treatment/back-surgery/microdiscectomy-microdecompression-spine-surgery
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery is a minimally invasive, long-term procedure that implants electrodes in specific brain areas to regulate abnormal signals, significantly reducing motor symptoms in conditions like Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and epilepsy. The system, resembling a pacemaker, improves quality of life when medication is insufficient.
Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance System is a Medtronic system that enhances spine procedures through pre-operative 3D planning and intraoperative navigation. It improves surgical precision for fusions, scoliosis correction, and herniated disc repairs. Benefits include smaller incisions, reduced pain, less blood loss, lower radiation exposure, and faster recovery.
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Mazor technology is used for a range of conditions, including spinal fusions and complex, instrumented cases.
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