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Minimally Invasive and
Motion Preservation Surgeries
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Dr. Gebauer has extensive experience performing spine surgery, using traditional techniques as well as the latest leading-edge
techniques for minimally invasive surgery and motion preservation surgery.
Minimally invasive surgery, also referred to as less invasive spine
surgery, can accomplish the same goals as traditional surgeries
but through smaller incisions. This type of procedure minimizes
damage to the muscles and surrounding tissues, allowing for less
pain, lower blood loss, and faster recovery. Dr. Gebauer performs
many different minimally invasive surgical techniques. These
range from procedures to decompress the nerves to larger fusion
procedures. While not appropriate in all cases, minimally invasive
techniques can be extremely effective.
MOTION PRESERVATION SURGERY
While fusion procedures can be very successful and are often needed to stabilize the spine, they do have potential downsides.
One of these is that they remove the motion between the vertebrae (the bones in the spine). While this isn’t generally so severe
that you notice it during your day-to-day activities, it does cause increased stress in the adjacent disks and facet joints. Over
time, this can lead to these other areas wearing out. To avoid this, new technologies have been developed to preserve the
motion in the disks while still stabilizing the spine.
One of the most commonly used motion preservation surgeries is disk arthroplasty (or disk replacement). In this procedure, Dr.
Gebauer removes a damaged or worn-out disk that is pressing on the nerves and replaces it with an artificial disk. This
preserves the motion through the disk and decreases, but does not eliminate, the risk of the adjacent level wearing out. Dr.
Gebauer has many years of experience in performing this type of surgery, which is more technically difficult to perform than
traditional surgeries. It is not appropriate for all patients. Disk replacement is more successful when used in the cervical spine
(neck) than in the low back.
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ON-SITE
AFTER HOURS
ORTHOPEDIC
COPYRIGHT © MURPHY WAINER ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
WEB DEVELOPMENT BY A BETTER WEB, INC.
Minimally Invasive and
Motion Preservation
Surgeries
Dr. Gebauer has extensive experience performing
spine surgery, using traditional techniques as well
as the latest leading-edge techniques for minimally
invasive surgery and motion preservation surgery.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Minimally invasive surgery, also referred to as less
invasive spine surgery, can accomplish the same
goals as traditional surgeries but through smaller
incisions. This type of procedure minimizes
damage to the muscles and surrounding tissues,
allowing for less pain, lower blood loss, and faster
recovery. Dr. Gebauer performs many different
minimally invasive surgical techniques. These
range from procedures to decompress the nerves
to larger fusion procedures. While not appropriate
in all cases, minimally invasive techniques can be
extremely effective.
MOTION PRESERVATION SURGERY
While fusion procedures can be very successful
and are often needed to stabilize the spine, they
do have potential downsides. One of these is that
they remove the motion between the vertebrae
(the bones in the spine). While this isn’t generally
so severe that you notice it during your day-to-
day activities, it does cause increased stress in the
adjacent disks and facet joints. Over time, this can
lead to these other areas wearing out. To avoid
this, new technologies have been developed to
preserve the motion in the disks while still
stabilizing the spine.
One of the most commonly used motion
preservation surgeries is disk arthroplasty (or
disk replacement). In this procedure, Dr. Gebauer
removes a damaged or worn-out disk that is
pressing on the nerves and replaces it with an
artificial disk. This preserves the motion through
the disk and decreases, but does not eliminate,
the risk of the adjacent level wearing out. Dr.
Gebauer has many years of experience in
performing this type of surgery, which is more
technically difficult to perform than traditional
surgeries. It is not appropriate for all patients.
Disk replacement is more successful when used
in the cervical spine (neck) than in the low back.
MORE INFORMATION
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