Back and Spinal Surgery

Back and Spinal surgery

Back and spinal surgery and treatment is available at Essex's Spire Wellesley Hospital by our specialist spinal surgeon, Mr R Khazim.

Our standards of hygiene and cleanliness are second to none with 0 MRSA blood infections and 0 C-Diff infections (data from Jan 2008-Aug 2009). See more by clicking on our Healthcare Standards.

State of the art MRI is available twice a week for patients requiring a scan as is on-site specialist physiotherapy to aid rehabilitation.

Competitive package prices for these procedures are available for those patients wishing to pay for their own treatment which are inclusive of all care including post-operative physiotherapy. Please contact us for a quote on 01702 447 926.

What kinds of back surgery are available?

There are various different operations to relieve back pain caused by nerve compression. The exact operation that you will have depends on the cause of the pain.

Some of the most common procedures are a discectomy, nerve root or spinal decompression and spinal fusion. Sometimes, more than one procedure is done during a single operation. Your surgeon will explain which is most suitable for you and the benefits and risks of having a back operation, together with any alternatives.

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The surgical treatments undertaken at Essex's Spire Wellesley hospital can include lumbar or cervical discectomy, decompression, dynamic stabilisation, fusion (anterior, posterior, intervertebral), instrumentation, disc replacement, interspinous distraction for spinal stenosis and cement augmentation (vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty) for osteoporotic fractures or spinal metastasis.

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