Spine surgery
Spine surgery department poses as forerunners in managing spinal surgery. Spine surgery department carries out high risk spine surgery cases, spinal deformity, microscopic spine surgery and revision spine surgery. Clinical excellence is backed by research department, high-tech surgical infrastructure including minimal invasive options, high end operating microscopes and specialized spine implants.
All complex spine surgery cases are dealt with a team approach and possibly that is the success key. Last year 11,758 new patients were seen by the spine department, while 1096 spine surgeries were performed in 2011. As a salient feature, the above number comprised of 84 Kyphoscoliotic deformity correction,72 spinal fractures, more than 350 microscopic lumbar discectomy and 42 revision spinal surgeries.
One of the soft corners of the spine team is their paraplegic rehabilitation. There have been heart-warming stories of patients walking after a successful surgical outcome. No surgical work is complete without efficient physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Dighi Multispeciality Hospital spinal team is backed by physiotherapy department where patients get admitted for rehabilitation and further recovery.
One of the new concerns in the spine department is the rising number of Tuberculosis spine cases. It is treated by medicines and if necessary, surgical options. Spine Department at Dighi Multispeciality Hospital is high performing, academically oriented and a focused towards patient care.