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Scoliosis & deformity correction

Single-stage posterior vertebral column resection for rigid and severe kyphotic deformity, and pedicle screw-rod correction for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

PVCR case series presented at Global Spine Congress 2024

This covers

• Single-stage PVCR for rigid & severe kyphotic deformity
• Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction, pedicle screw-rod system
• Post-tubercular kyphosis correction
• Deformity surgery in resource-constrained settings

Minimally invasive spine surgery

Disc disease and canal stenosis through smaller incisions, so recovery starts sooner and the muscle envelope stays intact.

This covers

• Microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation
• Decompression for lumbar canal stenosis
• Tubular and muscle-sparing approaches

Spine TB, tumour & infection

Tuberculosis of the spine remains the region's defining spinal disease. The management algorithm used here was built on a 582-case multicentre series.

Multicentre tuberculosis series, Journal of Spine Surgery

This covers

• TB spondylodiscitis — management algorithm
• Posterior decompression & stabilisation in thoraco-lumbar TB
• Spinal tumours, including giant cell tumour
• Pyogenic spinal infection

Trauma & paralysis

Cervical and thoracolumbar injury, where the window between injury and decompression decides how much function comes back.

Patient cervical series, 20th APOA Congress

This covers

• Single anterior approach for subaxial cervical dislocation
• Unstable thoracolumbar burst fracture — short and long segment fixation
• Acute traumatic central cord syndrome
• Anterior reconstruction with posterior instrumentation

Degenerative spine

Spondylolisthesis, canal stenosis and nerve root pain — the everyday load of a spine clinic, treated with the least intervention that works.

This covers

• Fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
• Selective nerve root block for radicular leg pain
• Multi-level lumbar canal stenosis
• Lumbar microdiscectomy

Back & neck pain

Most backs never need an operation. Non-operative pathways come first, and the surgical conversation only starts when they run out.

This covers

• Non-operative treatment of cervical radiculopathy
• Structured physiotherapy and activity pathways
• Image-guided injection where indicated
• Second opinion on proposed spinal surgery