Your spine is made up of a column of bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae are arched at the back and are joined together by small facet joints and spongy discs between the vertebrae.
Each disc is made up of a tough fibrous outer coat with a soft spongy centre. As we get older the disc dries out and becomes less spongy, and small tears appear in the fibrous coat.
The fibrous coat is thinner at the back near the nerves so this tends to wear out first.
The aim is to relieve the pressure on the nerve so it can recover. Your symptoms should improve and this should help you to get back to your normal activities.
For many people, symptoms get better without surgery.
If you have a lot of pain, you can also have a steroid injection.
Various anaesthetic techniques are possible. The operation usually takes 45 minutes to an hour.
Your surgeon will make a cut on the centre of your back. They will use an operating microscope to remove the disk.
You should be able to go home the same day or the day after.
Do not lift anything heavy or twist your body. Make sure you keep a good posture when sitting and walking.
Regular exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, ask the healthcare team or your GP for advice.
9 in 10 people make a good recovery from surgery and are able to return to normal activities.
Author: Mr Richard Ashpole FRCS (Neuro. Surg.)
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Expected length of hospital stay
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| Option | In London | Outside London | Under 16's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 2 levels | £6830.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1 - 2 levels including undercutting facetectomy | £6830.00 | n/a | n/a |
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Mr Arun Ranganathan
MBBS, MRCS, PGDip(Orth Engin), DM, FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Spinal
Mr Ranganathan is an Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with special interests in Spine Surgery. He completed his Orthopaedic training from Newcastle/Yorkshire deanery and underwent spinal training in North East England and Nottingham.
Mr Ranganathan is dually fellowship trained and certified in Orthopaedic spine and Neurospine surgery. He completed the prestigious AO Spine North America Advanced Spine fellowship in one of the most prestigious centres in the world ' Krembil Neursocience Centre and Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto under the world renowned Neurosurgeon Dr Michael Fehlings and spinal deformity surgeon Dr Stephen Lewis.
He has been awarded a doctorate degree for research in the field of spinal surgery conducted in Sir Peter Mansfield (Nobel Prize winner) MR centre from the Nottingham University. He has the rare distinction of being the youngest recipient of the ISSLS( formerly Volvo) Award twice, in 2004 and 2009 for best international spinal research work in the intervertebral disc physiology.
He is also the recipient of the Britspine International 2004 and the Spine Society of Australia award in 2009 for best international spinal research work on the human intervertebral disc. He is an invited guest speaker in several international meetings and an expert reviewer in several international journals including Spine.
The combined experience of complex spinal training and highly accredited research have helped him develop software programmes and advanced imaging techniques which helps to predict the nutritional status of the lumbar discs and assess its future risk of degeneration. This tool is now a part of several international projects and is being introduced in London for the first time to provide the most advanced biological solutions to understanding your back and neck pain. Our rehabilitation team use this knowledge combined with advanced techniques to help with the non-operative treatment of all neck and back pain conditions, close to your home.
If surgery is required, he specializes in Minimal Access Muscle Sparing MicroEndoscopic Spine Surgery through small scars which provides greatly improved outcomes and earlier return back to work.
Mr Ranganathan has a large experience in dealing with all forms of complex high velocity Craniovertebral junction, cervical, thoracic, Thoracolumbar spinal trauma working in one of the busiest trauma units in London. He has a large experience in managing spinal infections especially Tuberculosis of the spine. He also has extensive training in all aspects of Spine surgery dealing with complex reconstructions of Cranio-vertebral, Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar spine. He is formally trained in Adult and Paediatric complex deformity corrections including all forms of spinal osteotomies and spinal tumour resections.
Degenerative Spinal Conditions, Spinal Deformity, Infections and Cancers of the Spine
Mr Sherief Elsayed
Spinal
Sherief Elsayed is Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals. Brighton and Sussex Medical School is now one of the most popular medical schools in the United Kingdom, with some 15 applicants for every place.
Mr Elsayed graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine in the Year 2000, and was subsequently one of the youngest ever graduates of Medicine in the United Kingdom.
Mr Elsayed undertook his general Trauma & Orthopaedic Training on the prestigious Nottingham rotation. Though he is trained in the generality of Trauma & Orthopaedics, further training at the world-renowned Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre (Nottingham) has focussed his practice exclusively to pathologies affecting the Spine. His training included stints with some of the leading lights of Spinal Surgery. Mr Elsayed is the Founder and Course Director for NSpine, an internationally renowned course which provides education for numerous specialists as well as a day tailored specifically for patients and their relatives. His efforts have seen him become an Ambassador for the City of Nottingham. Mr Elsayed is also an International Editor for the seminal Orthopaedic text, Miller Review of Orthopaedics (6th ed), and is the co-convenor of the Miller Review Course in the United Kingdom, now established in its 6th year as a leading Orthopaedic Review Course, attracting delegates from around the World.
Spinal surgery
Mr Reza Mobasheri
FRCS (Tr & Orth), MRCS, MBBS
Spinal
Mr Mobasheri entered medicine in 1992 and trained at Guy & St. Thomas' medical schools. He also obtained a degree in psychology and qualified in 1998. Having completed general surgical training in London & Surrey, he completed his orthopaedic training in South West London, including St. George's hospital.
Having developed a spinal interest early in his career, he completed a 1 year fellowship in complex spinal surgery at the internationally renowned Krembil neuroscience centre in Toronto, Canada.
Mr Mobasheri was appointed consultant at Imperial healthcare NHS trust in 2012. At Imperial, he co-run's the spinal service and is on the orthopaedic on-call rota with a significant involvement in treating patients admitted through the major trauma centre.
He is also part of the Imperial vertebral compression fracture service and the Imperial spine referral pathway.
Mr Mobasheri provides assessment and spine care for a wide range of spinal conditions and non-surgical and surgical treatment for patients with back and neck pain. Where necessary, he performs surgery on the neck and the lower back.
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Mr Thomas Ember
MBBS MRCS(Lon&Glas) FRCS(Tr&Orth)
Spinal
Mr Tom Ember qualified from St George's Hospital Medical School (University of London).
He undertook specialist training at The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore). His Spinal Fellowship was at Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
His current NHS appointment as a Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon is at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.
Adult and paediatric spinal surgery, scoliosis, kyphosis, tumours, fractures, lumbar and cervical disc degeneration, sciatica, injection therapies, vertebroplasty
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