Spine Center > Surgery
Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Discectomy (PELD)
The 3rd picture is a tube which is connected to the disc. An endoscope is passed down through this tube, and herniated disc is removed using laser or disc forceps.
According to the picture before the surgery, the herniated disc in the lumbar vertebrae 4-5 compresses the spinal cord. In the picture after the surgery, the disc is removed. In the 10year post-surgery photo, a normal shape is observed after the PELD.
Vertebropasty
In the 1st MRI picture, the black color in the 2nd lumbar vertebrae reveals compression fracture. The 2nd picture is an X-ray image which shows artificial cement-filled 2nd lumbar vertebrae.