Spine surgeries
Procedure-level information — what each surgery involves, who it may help, risks, recovery and indicative cost.
Microdiscectomy
Microdiscectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the portion of a herniated disc that is compressing a spinal nerve …
Read about microdiscectomyEndoscopic Discectomy
Endoscopic discectomy removes herniated disc material through a working channel endoscope inserted via a small skin inci…
Read about endoscopic discectomyLaminectomy
Laminectomy is a decompression procedure that removes part or all of the lamina — the bony arch at the back of a vertebr…
Read about laminectomyTLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
TLIF is a spinal fusion procedure that removes a degenerated disc through a posterior, transforaminal approach and repla…
Read about tlif (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)MIS-TLIF (Minimally Invasive TLIF)
MIS-TLIF achieves the same fusion goal as a conventional TLIF, using a smaller, muscle-sparing surgical corridor and ima…
Read about mis-tlif (minimally invasive tlif)ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
ACDF removes a degenerated or herniated cervical disc through an anterior (front-of-neck) approach and fuses the segment…
Read about acdf (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)Cervical Disc Replacement
Cervical disc replacement removes a degenerated cervical disc and replaces it with an artificial disc implant that prese…
Read about cervical disc replacementScoliosis Correction Surgery
Scoliosis correction surgery uses instrumentation — typically pedicle screws and rods — to correct and stabilise an abno…
Read about scoliosis correction surgeryEndoscopic Day-Care Spine Surgery
Endoscopic day-care spine surgery is a same-day discharge pathway for suitable endoscopic procedures, where the small ac…
Read about endoscopic day-care spine surgeryCervical Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Cervical endoscopic spine surgery uses a working-channel endoscope, inserted through a small posterior or anterior acces…
Read about cervical endoscopic spine surgeryThoracic Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Thoracic endoscopic spine surgery uses endoscopic access to treat thoracic disc herniations or other mid-back pathology,…
Read about thoracic endoscopic spine surgerySpine Tumor Surgery
Spine tumour surgery removes or debulks a tumour affecting the vertebrae, spinal cord or surrounding tissue, with the su…
Read about spine tumor surgeryNavigated Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Navigated endoscopic spine surgery combines image-guided navigation with endoscopic technique, so the surgeon's instrume…
Read about navigated endoscopic spine surgerySpine Navigation (Image-Guided Surgery)
Spine navigation is an image-guidance technology used during spine surgery — instruments and implants are tracked in rea…
Read about spine navigation (image-guided surgery)Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM)
Intraoperative neuromonitoring is the continuous monitoring of nerve and spinal cord function during surgery, using elec…
Read about intraoperative neuromonitoring (ionm)