Clinical case

L5S1 Herniated Disc Surgery

In this specific clinical case, we are faced with a patient with acute chronic pain who presents parentheses in MMII in the L5 territory. His discomfort caused cramps and swelling in the sole of his foot, with an increasingly intense sensation of pain in his buttock that extended to the back of his leg, almost reaching his calves.

Preoperative

The patient suffered from discomfort that interrupted his daily activities and made him have an increasingly painful routine. Although his discomfort was not unbearable, it was constant, creating daily limitations in his personal life.

Firstly, and in order to know exactly the level of severity we were facing, an assessment of the symptoms presented by the patient was carried out and we complemented it with a series of x-rays.

Operation

We operate on the patient using a minimally invasive endoscopy technique without causing any damage to his tissues.

For this type of operation, we introduce a needle that serves as a guide and, inside it, a dilator that allows us not to harm or damage any neurological, muscle or bone tissue. Subsequently, we accessed the area we wanted to work through the cannula. With a special vaporizer formed by a laser tip that works with radiofrequency, we cauterize or retract the tissues. This surgical device helps us optimally and precisely identify the structures that we must clean.

Thanks to this operation, we manage to completely eliminate nerve compression, achieving optimal blood circulation around the aforementioned area and completely decompressing all neurological structures.

Postoperative

After a short surgery, lasting just a few hours, the patient woke up feeling great relief in the area. As it consists of a minimally invasive technique, there were no problems during the postoperative period. The patient went home after recovering from the effects of the anesthesia used during the surgery.

The patient only had to do a few rehabilitation sessions in order to relax and loosen the muscles after the operation.

We are very happy to be able to affirm that, after a week after the operation, the patient was recovering his life with total normality thanks to one of our advanced surgery techniques. The subject returned to a normal life without pain or discomfort, and was even able to carry out sports activities regularly after approximately a month and a half of recovery.