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Spine Surgery

Spine is one of the key speciality of the hospital. Both the neurosurgery and the orthopaedic

department are involved independently or together whenever necessary in the work. We hope

this may be the only hospital where a neurosurgeon and a orthopaedic surgeon doing spine

surgery working together in harmony.

HID, spinal fractures, infections, spina bifida, spinal tumors etc are the commonly performed

surgeries.

Can I walk again ?

This is the story of a 46 years old lady with L1 burst

fracture with incomplete neurology presented 1 day after the

injury. Decompression and posterior stabilization done with

pedicle screws and rods, double levels above and below the

postoperative day, and
fracture. Patient was ambulated with brace on third