Summary:
When things turned inconvenient and painful, he visited Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul where he was diagnosed with L5-S1 intervertebral disc prolapse. Dr Vishnu Manyam, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul, said, “We see a number of patients complaining of back pain these days. Explaining the procedure, Dr Vishnu also said, “In this surgery, we just make a minimal incision which is less than 10 mm. The location of the fragment was in such a place that it could not be reached through conventional spine surgery which could damaged the tissue thereby increasing the recovery period. This ‘Keyhole Spine surgery’ is a daycare procedure and the patients are discharged within 24 hours of the surgery and can be mobilized as early as 2 hours after the procedure..