Treatment of a spine or backbone – the orthopaedic centre in Germany was founded 2003 after merging of the clinic of orthopaedics at the university centre Charite with a Trauma centre. The costs of spine treatment in Germany depend on the complexity of the disease, but remain still affordable. The implementing methods are based on modern technologies and guarantee the best outcome in nearly every situation.
Spine treatment in Germany
Features of treatment of spine in Germany
Treatment of spinal disc herniation in Germany
The surgery of spinal disc herniation is done under local anaesthesia and on an outpatient basis. This procedure prevents the patient from hospitalization and allows to keep down treatment costs. Only 2 hours after the operation patient is able to leave. The operation is painless, safe and very efficient. The procedures are provided with estimated result at affordable price. But these are not only advantages of medical treatment in Germany. Highly skilled doctors perform surgical services on spine disorders are following:
- degenerative disc disease (DDD);
- narrowing of the spinal canal;
- spinal disk herniation;
- prolapsed intervertebral lumbar disc
Treatment of spinal disc herniation in Germany
Laser technology
Treatment of spinal disc herniation is performed in different ways. The most common of them are:
- by chemonucleolysis and percutaneous endoscopic nucleotomy;
- laser technology;
- by microscopic nucleotomy and microscopic laminectomy;
- application of implant surgery
The way of surgical treatment is defined always individually. The most important facts are progress of the disease, condition of the patient, existence of other chronic diseases and drug allergies.
Human spinal discprosthesis in Germany
Artificial disc replacement (ADR) or total disc replacement (TDR) is applied to degenerated intervertebral discs in the spinal area. It is one of most effective methods to treat osteochondrosis. An intervertebral implant can be formed of either of polymer material or titanium. As a result physiological mobility in a spine remains. Before the surgery the patient is examined by MRI.