Minimally invasive spine surgery

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We always try to find the least invasive treatment plan — one that requires no surgery or the simplest surgery possible.

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Orthopedics | About spine surgery | Diagnosis | Treatment | Recovery and rehabilitation

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Minimally invasive surgery is done using special equipment, including tiny cameras and surgical instruments. These allow the surgeon to see inside the body and do surgery through small incisions instead of larger cuts. This causes less damage to the tissue.

There are many advantages to this type of surgery, including:

Less muscle injury
Less blood loss
Less post-operative pain
Faster rehabilitation and healing
Smaller scars after surgery
Getting back to daily life sooner

If your quality of life continues to be affected after nonsurgical treatment, surgery may be the best choice. Our spine surgeon, Sean Keem, MD, is an expert in handling even the most challenging cases.

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Minimally invasive surgery can be done to help:
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal stenosis
- Issues after other surgeries
Not all spine problems can be helped with minimally invasive surgery. And like all surgeries, there is a chance of problems. When surgery is done near the spine and spinal cord, these could be serious.

If your doctor suggests spine surgery, ask if minimally invasive surgery is right for you.
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Our spine surgery program is located at our Madison Center Clinic.

First Hill Surgery Center is The Polyclinic’s outpatient surgery center. It’s one of the region’s largest independent outpatient surgery centers. You can expect superior surgical care in a patient-friendly setting.

Physicians and surgeons from a number of specialties do surgeries there. With outpatient surgery, you are sent home to heal in your own home just a few hours after surgery.

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A few hours after surgery, you will be able to go home and heal with the help of a caregiver.

Outpatient surgery works best for people with:
- No other medical problems
- Normal body weight
- A person to help them at home
- The understanding there will be some pain and discomfort after surgery
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