Spine Surgery

Spine Surgery Results

62 years old, previous unsuccessful back surgery, hernia recurrence, fracture over the surgical field, nonunion, fracture of the platinum, inability to walk, inability to look straight ahead (Failed back+recurrent disc+proximal junctional kyphosis+pseudoarthrosis+implant failure) Treatment: Revision back surgery+fracture removal of screws and rods+replacement of screws+ screwing up to 4 levels + nerve relaxation (decompression+laminectomy+foraminotomy) + restoring the balance of the spine

36 years, neck hernia (C5-C6 level) Treatment: Microscopic hernia surgery with an approach from the anterior side of the neck, fixation with screws+plate+interbody cage (Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)

Age 69, Spinal fracture (T12 level) Treatment: T12 level closed cementing surgery (Percutaneous vertebroplasty)

L4-L5 slipped back (Spondylolisthesis) + hernia, Right leg pain, inability to walk Treatment: TLIF surgery + screwing + relaxation of nerve environment (decompression) + hernia surgery (discectomy)

71 years old, Back spine (T4) fracture due to cancer metastasis – spinal cord compression and wheelchair dependency, inability to walk (Metastatic T4 pathological fracture + spinal cord compression) Treatment: T4 spine body is removed and replaced with titanium cage + fixation with posterior screwing (T4 corpectomy + posterior instrumentation)

Doç. Dr. Tuna Pehlivanoğlu