1) What are the symptoms that indicate the need for spine surgery?
The common symptoms that may require spine surgery include lower back and neck pain, sharp pain in one part of the leg, hip, or buttocks, extending as numbness in other parts such as on the back of the calf or sole of the foot, difficulty walking, pain in the neck, arm, leg or lower back, tingling, numbness or weakness etc.
2) What does spine surgery cover?
Spine surgeries can cover various diseases and disorders of central nervous systems such as spinal deformities, camptocormia, antecollis, Pisa syndrome, and scoliosis, sciatica, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, spine fractures, osteoporosis, disc prolapse, spinal infections tumours, vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, spinal epidural abscesses, spinal subdural empyema, meningitis, spinal cord abscess, craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies, etc through complex spine surgeries such as surgical stabilisation of the spine, surgical retraction of the spine, spinal navigation, microscopic spinal surgery, endoscopic spinal surgery, electrosurgery, bone grafts and bone graft substitutes, spinal orthoses etc.
3) What are the different types of spine surgeries?
There are 2 different types of spine surgeries that could be divided based on its setting i.e. outpatient spine surgeries and in patient spine surgeries. The most common outpatient spine surgeries include - cervical procedures, cervical artificial disc replacement, [BM25.1]etc. The most common inpatient spine surgeries include spinal navigation, microscopic spinal surgery, endoscopic spinal surgery, electrosurgery, bone grafts etc.
4) What are some disorders which require spine surgery?
Few of the most common spinal disorders that may require spine surgery include spinal deformities, camptocormia, antecollis, Pisa syndrome, and scoliosis, sciatica, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, spine fractures, disc prolapse, spinal infections & tumours, craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies.
5) What is the best hospital for spine surgery in Hyderabad?
While examining a few determining factors such as the availability of medical facilities and the accessibility may establish in choosing hospital for consultation and treatment, choosing the right hospital for spine surgery may require a few more determinants. They could include:
- The expertise of the neuro and spine surgeons
- The amount of human experience in treatment (patient centric care)
- The coordination and communication between nurses, technicians and doctors
While the spine surgery department at KIMS-Arete Hospital satisfies all the above required criteria, the neuro and spine surgeons at KIMS-Arete Hospital seek to understand the context of the illness rather than just hearing to the patient. Instead of a strictly objective approach towards the health problems, KIMS-Arete Hospital attaches the importance to the subjective aspects of medicine by indulging the patient for shared decision making along with the spine surgery team, thus bringing out the tinge of human experience.
Most importantly, since KIMS-Arete Hospital indulges in the procurement of the latest innovative surgical facilities and technology such as Neuromonitoring (electrophysiologic monitoring), Neuroendoscopy, High-end Microscope such as the Kinevo 900, Navigation O-ARM, Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel among other instruments to broaden the scope of spine surgery, KIMS-Arete Hospital can be one of the best hospitals for minimally invasive spine surgery in Hyderabad.[BM26.1]
6) What are some of the key advancements in spine surgery over time?
Some of the key advancements of spine surgeries that revolutionized the field in the recent years include, the application of artificial intelligence in spine surgery, 3D printing, minimally invasive spine surgery, microscopic spine surgery, microendoscopic spine surgery etc. [BM27.1]
7) What is the main focus of spine surgery?
The main focus of spine surgery lies in the alignment of the vertebral bones and spinal joints to relieve pressure that is being applied to the spinal nerves thus relieving of the conditions such as spinal instability, bone spurs, herniated discs, scoliosis or spinal tumours etc.[BM28.1]
8) Is spine surgery safe?[SS29.1]
Yes, spine surgery is safe at KIMS-Arete Hospital since experienced spine surgeons are employed in the spine surgery department in performing all types of spinal surgeries. Also, KIMS-Arete Hospital acquired various state-of-the art surgical facilities such as Neuromonitoring, Neuroendoscopy, High-end Microscope, Navigation O-ARM, Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel etc. which increases the safety and reduces the duration of the surgery. Additionally, the spine surgeons include various error-proofing techniques to prevent any errors in surgery.
9) How can we choose the best Spine surgery hospital in Hyderabad?
Patients in and around Hyderabad who are looking for decent orthopedic care and humanistic experience in Hyderabad can type in phrases such as “advanced spine surgery Hospital in Hyderabad" or " Spine surgery near me in Hyderabad" or “Spine surgery department in Hyderabad” in Google to open KIMS-Arete Hospital homepage to find a "book an appointment" on the top right-hand side. Upon clicking it, the slots of the doctors are displayed. The patients can book the desired slot with their choice of doctors for appointments. Alternatively, the patients can also call 040-69696969 for appointment assistance.
10) What is the cost of spine surgery treatment in Hyderabad?
There is no distinct spine surgery cost in Hyderabad. Every spinal surgery treatment comes in ranges with upper and lower limits. There are several factors that can influence the cost of spine surgery, such as the type of treatment, location of the hospital, hospital reputation, hospital facilities, experience of the surgeon or physician, etc.