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Spine Surgery in Hyderabad

Dr. Laxminadh Sivaraju provides comprehensive surgical management of spinal disorders at CARE Hospitals HITEC City, Hyderabad. Using both traditional open and minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques, he treats the full spectrum of degenerative spine disease, spinal instability, and spinal deformity.

Conditions Treated

  • Lumbar Disc Herniation (Slipped Disc, Sciatica)
  • Cervical Disc Herniation (Cervical Spondylosis)
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Spinal Instability
  • Spinal Tumors
  • Thoracic Disc Disease
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Post-surgical Adjacent Segment Disease

Surgical Techniques Used

  • Microdiscectomy (lumbar and cervical)
  • Laminectomy and Laminoplasty
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
  • Posterior Cervical Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive TLIF / PLIF / XLIF
  • Posterolateral fusion
  • Spinal instrumentation (pedicle screws, rods)
  • Endoscopic spine surgery

Surgical Outcomes

Most patients undergoing microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation report significant leg pain relief (>80% improvement) within days to weeks. Spinal fusion procedures stabilise the spine and typically resolve instability-related pain over 3–6 months as the fusion consolidates.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is spine surgery necessary in Hyderabad?

Spine surgery in Hyderabad is recommended when conservative treatment (physiotherapy, pain medication, epidural injections) has failed after 6–12 weeks, when neurological deficits are progressing, when there is spinal cord compression (myelopathy), or in emergency situations like cauda equina syndrome. Dr. Laxminadh Sivaraju always explores non-surgical options first.

What is the difference between microdiscectomy and spinal fusion?

Microdiscectomy removes the herniated portion of the disc that is pressing on a nerve, relieving leg or arm pain while preserving most of the disc and spinal segment mobility. Spinal fusion joins two or more vertebrae together to eliminate movement at an unstable or painful segment. Dr. Laxminadh Sivaraju recommends microdiscectomy for disc herniation and fusion only when instability, deformity, or failed disc surgery is present.