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Understanding important aspects of minimally invasive spine surgery

While performing traditional open surgery, spine surgeons view and access a patient’s spinal areas – spinal nerves, vertebrae and discs – through a long skin incision. The long skin incision often causes significant damage to muscles and ligaments surrounding the spine. The advancement in spine surgery procedure and techniques enable surgeons to perform spine surgeries without involving a long skin incision.

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