Slipped disc
A 45-year-old patient was operated on for a slipped disc after 7 weeks of sciatic pain.
The patient’s surgical scar a few weeks after the operation can be seen in the photograph, by which time the patient had returned to work.
Fracture
Sometimes surgery is essential to treat vertebral fractures, as in this case with displacement of bone fragments and nerve damage.
The photos show the situation before the operation and 6 years afterwards, when spinal function and alignment had been restored.
Espondilolistesis
A 12-year-old patient with severe spondylolisthesis and nerve compression was treated with decompression, correction and stabilisation procedures.
The photos show the appearance of the patient and the vertebral displacement before and after surgery.
Adult scoliosis
Scoliosis surgery in adults allows the torso to be realigned and the patient to function better.
The photos show the realignment of the torso and correction of the deformity as a result of the operation.
Adolescent scoliosis
Scoliosis surgery has very good results in adolescents.
In all three cases you can see the improvements in the torso and the deformity as a result of the operation.
Spinal stenosis
50-year-old woman with lower back pain radiating to the legs due to L4-L5 spinal stenosis, which prevents her from walking or standing for prolonged periods.
The photo shows the pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging and the result of decompression surgery with instrumentation. This technique has very beneficial results which persist over time.
