Spinal Surgery
Spinal Surgery is a subspecialty of
Orthopaedic Surgery
that involves the diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions related to the
spine.
Surgery wherever possible is undertaken using minimal invasive spine surgery (MISS) although this is not always possible. There are three main types of spine surgery; a
laminectomy
is the removal of the part of the bone over the spinal column to relieve a pinched nerve; a
discectomy
removes a portion of the disc to relieve pressure on a nerve and
spinal fusion,
which fuses two or more vertebrae together to increase spinal stability. Some common conditions that can be treated with Spinal Surgery include Back Pain (Lumbar Pain), Neck Pain (Cervical Pain), Sciatica,
Herniated Discs
,
Spinal Stenosis
,
Scoliosis
, Spondylolisthesis, Tumors, Infections,
Spine fractures
,
degenerative disc disease
.
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Having completed 2 years of clinical research and surgical Practice in The USA I returned to Auckland, my home. Since 2006 I have worked with Children . . .
After training as an orthopaedic surgeon in New Zealand, I travelled overseas with my family for 2 years of international fellowship in Surgery of the . . .
Mr Michael Barnes was born and educated in Auckland and graduated from the Auckland University School of Medicine in 1980 then completed his Orthopaedic . . .
Dean underwent extensive subspecialty training in spine surgery at both the Spinal Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.
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Dr Warren Leigh is a New Zealand trained orthopaedic surgeon who works at Orthosports. Dr Leigh is based at the AUT Millennium and operates at Southern . . .
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Spinal Surgery: Mr Law has been working as a Consultant Neurosurgeon in New Zealand since 1997. He has performed a significant number of complex operations . . .
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Dr. Rodney Gordon is committed to providing quality orthopaedic care to his patients.
Among the services he provides are Total Hip Replacement, Total . . .
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I have been in practice since 1992,working at Auckland City Hospital and in private practice. I am a general orthopaedic surgeon with a spinal specialty . . .
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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery, also known as brain surgery, treats problems in the brain and the structures around it. Access is gained by a making an opening . . .
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Areas of Specialisation: Spinal & Orthopaedic Surgery, Hip & Knee Arthroplasty, Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy. . . .
Surgical and non-surgical management of all spinal conditions. Including degenerative spinal disease, spinal trauma . . .
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Areas of Specialisation: Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery…