Spine Surgery

Visit http://orthopedics.healthanimations.com for FREE videos, illustrations and patient handouts for healthcare providers. This 3D medical animation shows back (spine) surgery with the surgical removal of a herniated (sometimes called "ruptured") intervertebral disc impinging on the spinal nerve and cauda equina of the spinal cord. In this type of back surgery, the surgeon removes the entire disc material.

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[MrBrucebracey]

i enjoyed this vid

[thegeffc]

great video thanks

[diegopunk]

im 22 gonna have this operation due to scoleosis and herniated disc

hopefully this will help´take away at least some of the pain and i will not have to take pain pills everyday!

[TzzX78]

i am 0n my 3rd week of back surgery...it sucks i dont see improvement

[sublimechick571]

I am having my 3rd spinal fusion next week....im 27 and it still scares me!

[tk421808]

@the5chronicles True, it could, but there is still more protection with it there. A friend Of mine just had this op and they removed the Lamina, and did NOT do a graft to replace bone. I also had the op a month 1/2 ago and they only drilled through the side of my Lamina. I'm still waiting for my Sciatica to completely disappear, my pain went from a 10 to a 2-3 which is good but I still don't feel great. Oddly enough, my friend and 2 others I know had this done and had zero pain after. Cheers

[the5chronicles]

@tk421808 They usually fuse together the vertebrae after the operation with a graft. Even With the bone there, the spine can still fracture like crazy and compress the chord. In this video, the disc was putting pressure on the Cauda Equina, or horse's tail, which is the bundle of nerves you see. There are lots of factors that go into it, I'm only 16 and just scratching the surface. Your cage match days over now lol?

[tk421808]

@the5chronicles Makes sense, but it still covers the spinal cord, and if you were to take a hit there, you could potentially compress the spinal cord where previously it would be protected by the bone, no? (Not that I'm participating in many Xtream Fighting Cage Matches these days ;)

[the5chronicles]

@tk421808 No, the spinous process is used as an anchor point for muscles. And if you're going to remove the lamina to get to the spinal chord, you pretty much have to remove the spinous process.

[UniqueHits]

i had exactly the same surgery but in may become a year and i have not fully control of my legs. is it possible to contact any doctor directly for some questions? thx