Why Choose Back Institute
Patients should know that:
- Cutting causes damage!
- Cutting causes bleeding!
- Bleeding causes scarring!
- Scarring is permanent!
- Scarring near nerves affects nerves!
At the Back Institute, we perform the best non-traumatic procedures available using the most advanced tools and equipment. Some of our technology is only available here.
There is no cutting, bleeding or scarring. Patients are left with only a dot opening that is covered with a band aid.
The fundamental approaches for non-traumatic access spinal disc removal were invented here. Since 1986, we have developed a lengthy resume of peer reviewed publications (more than 40 in the non-traumatic access field) and have taught our advanced techniques around the world.
Our surgery center has the highest level of certification, the safest center for Non-Traumatic Surgery anywhere in the world.
Why don’t more surgeons around the country perform Non-Traumatic Discectomy?
The advancements in proprietary equipment and non-traumatic techniques that the Back Institute has made over the last 20 years make us the leader in performing Non-Traumatic Spine Procedures. While many surgeons around the country, even in the biggest centers, claim to do minimally invasive spine surgery, the reality is “minimally invasive” is typically quite traumatic.
The problem is that the words “minimally invasive” are too vague and have lost their meaning. Although surgeons around the country are using smaller openings in their procedure, they are still cutting muscle and removing bone, causing scarring and altering normal anatomy as they access the problem disc area.
Spine centers around the country rely on clever marketing and catchy words like “laser” to attract patients. In fact, laser is very rarely needed.
Other spine centers lack the experience, expertise, credentials, and/or technology to do a truly optimal Non-Traumatic spine Procedure.
The Back Institute is the only center in the world that can accomplish these truly optimal Non-Traumatic spine techniques, and that is why we do a procedure that we call a “Non-Traumatic Discectomy.”
SUCCESS RATES
[Individual cases may not fall into this group. An estimate of your probability of success is typically obtainable after the review of your scan.]
Abstract from the AANS/CNS Spine Meeting [Feb 2001]
During the past two and a half years, 25 patients with L5-S1 free fragments underwent outpatient endoscopic discectomies using a small, soft, malleable scope technique, which is not traumatic to the spinal canal contents.
A skin puncture opening (less than 5 mm) is made; under local anesthesia with IV sedation, 1 cm off midline, for paramedian interlaminar access using a 4.2 mm outer cannula, with an inner telescoping fiber-optic working channel plastic endoscope, micro-dissectors and micro-graspers.
The 25 patients ranged in age from 29 to 61, 15 males and 10 females. All had free fragments in the spinal canal at L5-S1 ruptured lateral to the dura. Open microdiscectomy had already been recommended in all cases. All had radicular pain, numbness and/or weakness for at least six weeks consistent with the herniation.
Results (Macnab criteria): 22 excellent (no symptoms, no restriction of activity) 2 good (occasional symptoms), 1 poor (no improvement, required further surgery); for an overall success rate of 96%.
The only adverse effect was that one patient developed a transient, mild, localized hyperpathia, which, however, rapidly resolved. This technique provides the advantage that the actual endoscope itself can be placed directly into the free fragment for optimal visualization and removal, in the most direct, least traumatic approach for reaching and removing free fragments at L5-S1.
Small Band-Aid
Dot skin opening is so small, only a small bandaid is needed.
Back Institute Surgery Center is known as a well established, beautiful, exclusive spine center, specializing in proprietary techniques.
- Safest procedures!
- No infections!
- No hospitalizations!
- No surgical trauma!
- No bone removal!
- No laminectomy!
- No laminotomy!
- No bone cut!
- No joint cut!
- No muscle cut!
- No scarring!
- No trauma!
- No damage!
