As the man getting civilized, so are the diseases and so
are the advancements in the treatments. In a world of stress and competition,
diseases are more frequent as body undergoes a functional imbalances. But
thanks to the medical scientists and the strenuously working doctors and
paramedics for shielding the mankind with their innovative treatment approaches
in curing the diseases. Medical sciences in recent years have grown up
extensively in order to ease and comfort the patient suffering. One such new
advancement in the field of medical sciences is spinal surgery with minimally invasive techniques
which has helped to overcome the chronic backaches.
As the name suggests it is a minimal invasive surgery
where there is a small incision is made and open the affecting area with minimal
damage to the muscles and the soft tissues on the operating patient. This has
lot more benefits than the traditional techniques. The traditional technique of
the spine surgery required 5-6 inches deep incision where in the muscles are
pulled and moved for the procedure and for visibility. This results in massive
bleeding and the injury to the muscles and the soft tissues thereby leading to pain
and cause longer recovery period for the patient.
This is solved by the latest advancement of Minimally
Invasive Spinal Surgery (MISS). This latest spine surgery procedure has
increased the success rate of the spine surgeries in recent years.
What is MISS?
Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery also called as
Endoscopic Spinal Surgery where a small tubular retractors are used to do the
fusion or the decompression of the vertebral bones in order to relieve the pain
caused by a specific disease.
Purpose of MISS
The main purpose of MISS is to reduce the surrounding
trauma and in preserving the soft tissues motility and functions normally. It
also helps in maintaining and restoring the structures of the spine.
The spinal surgery in India has seen a new
growth by this new invention in the surgical field which helped in the
specialized care of the patients with back pain, in India.
Conditions for MISS
This surgery can treat various diseases and conditions
of the Neck and Back region. When the medicines and the recommended lifestyles
including the exercises fail, MISS comes for help. MISS surgery can efficiently
treat the conditions like -
- Scoliosis
- Spinal tumors
- Stenosis
- Congenital abnormalities
- Degenerative diseases
- Chronic low-back ache
- Neck pain
- Herniated Discs
- Traumatic spinal injuries
Benefits of MISS procedure
In contrast to the traditional open spinal surgery,
MISS has a lot more of benefits in terms of success in surgical outcomes and in
recovery of the patients. The main benefits of MISS procedures are -
Less Bleeding - Bleeding is very minimal which is considered as a
part of the puncture and is normal when compared to heavy blood loss of
traditional incision methods.
Minimal Injury - As the procedure includes a puncture of the retractor,
there is no incision made or any injury to the inside muscle done with tear or
pull.
Reduced Infections - As the wounds are small and minimal, the chances of
infections are less. The patient is also monitored with antibiotics before,
during and after surgical procedures to reduce the infections.
Decreased Pain at the Operated Site - In old traditional methods, the muscle pull and the
contraction of the muscles resulted in excess pain for days but this surgery
has minimal pain at the operated site.
Fast Recovery - As the wound is small it helps in minimal
infection, tear and bleeding, result in the faster recovery of the patient.
Minimal Hospital stay - As the wound is very minimal it requires no longer
hospital stay for the hospital care.
Less Post-Operative Care - The patient after the surgery needs minimal care
with faster recovery. Hence there is only minimal post-operative care of the
wound to be taken.
