Your surgery, explained

Find your surgery.

Choose the procedure you discussed with Dr. Sarraj. Read about its purpose, what to expect, and questions to bring to your next appointment.

Neck surgery

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Relieving nerve or spinal cord pressure from the front of the neck, then joining the treated levels.

Reopening the canal in the neck to decompress the spinal cord while avoiding a fusion across several levels.

Creating space for the spinal cord from the back of the neck while stabilising the treated levels.

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Targeted removal of the disc fragment compressing a nerve root, preserving the rest of the disc and the joints.

Removing the bone and ligament crowding the nerves in stenosis, without fusing the segment where stability permits.

Joining selected bones in the lower back to provide stability, sometimes combined with nerve decompression.

A camera-assisted approach to relieve nerve pressure through a small opening, for selected lower-back conditions.

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An image-guided procedure that supports a selected painful compression fracture with bone cement.

Relieving nerve pressure or supporting an unstable spine as part of care for a fracture, infection, or tumour.

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Structured physiotherapy, medication review, and image-guided injections, coordinated with your family physician.

Multimodal pain control, early mobilisation, and opioid-sparing pathways to shorten the stay and speed the return home.

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