Spinal Stenosis surgery Details
Who is the candidate?
How long should I stay for Spinal Stenosis Surgery?
How is surgery performed?
What is the post-sugical care?
What are the possible risks and complications?
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You may be considered a candidate for spinal surgery if:
Back and leg pain limits normal activity or impairs your quality of life
You develop progressive neurological deficits, such as leg weakness and/or numbness
You experience loss of normal bowel and bladder functions
You have difficulty standing or walking
You are in reasonably good health
However, you and your doctor need to determine if you are a right candidate for spinal fusion.
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How long should I stay for Spinal Stenosis Surgery?
You should stay approximately 10 days to complete a whole process. On your arrival day, you should stay in your hotel to relax from a long flight and have a surgery on the following day. Normally, Spinal Stenosis Surgery will require 4-5 nights stay in the hospital per one area. Post operative check up will be done 7 days after the surgery.
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How is surgery performed?
Decompressive laminectomy can be performed as an open surgery or laparoscopic surgery. Surgeon removes all of the lamina of the vertebra to widen the spinal canal and create more space for the spinal nerves.
Laminotomy, just a portion of the lamina is removed to relieve pressure.
Spinal Fusion Surgery is also a treatment for spinal stenosis.
Which procedure to be performed depends on patient’s condition and doctor’s decision.
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What is the post-surgical care?
Your blood pressure, pulse and limb movement will be monitored. The back will be sore and painkilling will be given. Next day you will probably be able to eat or drink. Sometimes a catheter is passed into the bladder to pass urine. Once up, you will have physiotherapy to stop the back stiffening up. Most patients also require some physiotherapy.
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What are the possible risks and complications?
There is a small risk that the spinal cord may be damaged and the patient ends up paralyzed.