Comparison of minimally invasive spine treatments with conventional open surgery

Compared with conventional open surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery involves smaller incisions and significantly less damage to the paraspinal muscles. Conventional open surgery requires extensive stripping and retraction of the muscles of the lower back, and sometimes it is necessary to open the thoracic and abdominal cavities, which is very traumatizing to the patients, while minimally invasive spine surgery is significantly less traumatic than conventional open surgery. Research shows that many patients who have undergone conventional open surgery have postoperative low back pain, and postoperative magnetic resonance examination reveals that the muscles of the low back have obvious edema and scarring for a long period of time after surgery, which is mainly caused by the excessive damage to the soft tissues of paravertebral muscles during the open surgery. Minimally invasive spine surgery has little damage to the soft tissues such as paraspinal muscles, and patients rarely experience postoperative low back pain due to surgical trauma. The treatment effect is satisfactory. 3, fast recovery Conventional open surgery due to the structure of the spine and the destruction of the paraspinal muscles, so it is easy to cause spinal instability, and the incision of local pain lasts for a long time, and it often takes 1 to 3 months to recover after the operation. Minimally invasive spine surgery, on the other hand, has less damage to the spinal structure and soft tissues of the paraspinal muscles, resulting in faster recovery after surgery. 4, less surgical bleeding Minimally invasive surgery has small exposure and small incisions, so there is little bleeding. Often, blood transfusion is not required, which is favorable to the patient’s recovery. 5.Small skin incision, small scar, more beautiful appearance The incision of lumbar spine conventional open surgery is usually 10 to 15 centimeters, sometimes even longer, and together with the reaction of the suture, the scar is often very large, and after healing, it is just like a big centipede, which seriously affects the aesthetics, especially for the beauty-loving women, and it is often difficult to accept. Minimally invasive surgery is only the size of the eye of a needle, or need to make an incision is only 0.7 to 5 centimeters, but also the use of cosmetic suture method, postoperative scar is small, very conducive to the aesthetic. 6. Short hospitalization time reduces medical cost. Minimally invasive spine surgery patients have a short hospital stay and can return to work earlier, which saves effective medical resources. 7. Easier remedy in case of disease recurrence and relapse Whether it is minimally invasive surgery or open surgery, there may be recurrence or relapse after surgery, while minimally invasive surgery is simple in operation due to the small damage to the spine and tissues, and the efficacy is also good. In contrast, conventional surgery, also known as terminal surgery, where extensive exposure, laminectomy, spinal fusion, etc., is done, is very difficult to reopen and affects the efficacy of the reoperation.