Neurosurgery Specialist Op. Dr. Mustafa Örnek gave important information about the subject.
The spine consists of bone fragments called vertebrae between the skull and the coccyx. There are disc and facet joints in a symmetrical arrangement between the vertebrae. Strength, flexibility and mobility in the spine are thanks to these joints.
Congenital or acquired spinal-related disorders, such as moving, turning left and right, standing, sitting for long periods of time, affect the quality of life of the person negatively by limiting the movements that are frequently made in daily life.
Neck hernia, lumbar hernia, lumbar slippage, lumbar spinal stenosis (lumbar canal stenosis), spondylolisthesis, spinal trauma (damages in the vertebrae due to falling, impact, work, home or traffic accidents), osteoporosis, tumors, Scoliosis and kyphosis are treated with spine surgery.
Symptoms of spinal diseases include; Complaints such as pain spreading to the arm or leg, back-waist-coccyx-neck pain (may occur especially at night), difficulty in walking, loss of strength in the arms or legs, posture disorder, sensitivity on the spine with fever occur.
First of all, the patient's complaints, history, physical and neurological examination are required for diagnosis. Apart from these, x-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and electromyography (EMG) are used according to the disease.
What are the Innovations in Spine Surgery?
Kiss. Dr. Mustafa Örnek said, “Thanks to the rapidly advancing technology and medical science, there have been great developments in spine surgery. With the development of technology, it has become possible to perform operations in spine surgery with smaller incisions. Especially after microscopic and endoscopic surgery, the patient's return to normal daily life is shorter and the recovery period after surgery becomes more comfortable.
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