Option and Choices: Spinal Cord Surgery for West Palm Beach Car Accdient Victims

There are a number of treatments for spine injuries suffered by West Palm Beach/Delray Beach accident victims.  Some are minimally invasive and others are not.  Many surgical procedures are highly invasive and require disruption of many tissues in and around the spine to treat.

Typical invasive intervention includes myelograms and discography.  With myelograms contrast is injected into the thecal sac so that compromised areas can be better seen.  Discography is used when the exact source of pain is difficult to determine.  Contrast is injected onto intevertebral discs considered to be a source of pain.  X-rays and CTs after injections can also show small defects in discs filled with contrast material.

Other treatments can be given to determine or treat various spinal injuries.  Usually a combination of anesthetics and steroids are used for determining immediate effectiveness and to reduce inflammation of tissue in hopes of achieving long-term pain relief. Epidural injections and facet joint injections may also be used.

Spinal surgeries typically fall into two categories: fusions and decompressions which involve either removing tissue around the spinal cord or stabilizing two or more vertebral level to relieve compression.  Advances in medicine are moving toward less invasive procedures for victims of West Palm Beach/Delray Beach car accidents including electrothermal therapy and endoscopy.