Cervical microdiscectomy is a delicate, specialized surgical procedure designed to relieve pressure on compressed spinal nerves or the spinal cord in the neck region.
Herniated discs or bone spurs (osteophytes) in the cervical spine can cause severe neck stiffness, shoulder blade pain, shooting electrical sensations down the arm, finger numbness, hand clumsiness, and in severe cases, difficulty balancing while walking (cervical spondylotic myelopathy).
Under high-power surgical magnification, Dr. Siddharth Katkade accesses the cervical spine typically through a small, cosmetic horizontal skin fold incision in the front of the neck (Anterior Cervical Discectomy).
The damaged disc is meticulously removed, the spinal cord and nerve roots are completely decompressed, and the disc space is stabilized with an interbody cage, bone graft, or an Artificial Disc Replacement (Cervical Arthroplasty) to preserve natural neck motion.