Spine surgery is indicated for patients who continue to have back pain and lower body weakness even after trying different treatments. The most common spine surgeries are spinal fusion, laminectomy, foraminotomy, diskectomy, interlaminar implant, and disk replacement.
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Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The spine fusion means we fuse one mobile segment of the spine. That means we fuse between two vertebral bodies. We put a bone graft there, and it fuses with time.
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Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Endoscopic spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure aimed at relieving nerve compression.
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