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Minimally Invasive Spine Center
Spine Surgery Needed? You are in the Right Place.Announcing the Minimally Invasive Spine Center at UT Medical Center.
By age 50, approximately 85% of the population will show evidence of disc degeneration. As the only facility of its kind in the East Tennessee region, the Minimally Invasive Spine Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a dedicated facility within the Brain and Spine Institute that focuses on outpatient minimally invasive spine procedures for the treatment of conditions such as ruptured discs and spine fractures.
The Spine Center is committed to bringing together the latest technology, the most experienced neurosurgeons and dedicated operating room facilities – all under one roof.
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About Minimally Invasive Procedures (general)
With pioneering techniques that require small incisions and very little down time, patients can plan their back surgeries without having to plan their lives around them. Some of the minimally invasive spine procedures offered by the Minimally Invasive Spine Center include the following.
- Minimally invasive micro-discectomy and laminectomy
- Minimally invasive spinal fusion
- Kyphoplasty
Patients for whom minimally invasive spine surgery is an option will be scheduled by their surgeon in Medical Building D. This convenient location allows the patient and their family to park, receive their procedure and leave the same day, never entering the main hospital.
The following are minimally invasive procedure benefits.
- Reduced pain and discomfort due to smaller incisions
- Short stay
- Minimal scarring
- Less recovery time
- Reduced healthcare costs
- Reduced risk of infection
- Greater surgical precision
- Fewer complications
- Fewer side effects
- Less blood loss and a decreased need for blood transfusions
- Less trauma
- Quick return to daily activities
For patients, it’s about finding everything you need for back surgery in one place. It’s about undergoing minimally invasive spine procedures and getting on with your life. For more information on minimally invasive spine surgery and other minimally invasive procedures, please call 1.877.UT.CARES (1.877.882.2737).