Professor Izar FlumanHead of the Israeli Spine Surgery Center
New Method — minimally invasive neuroendoscopic correction of spinal diseases has been implemented and is successfully used by specialists at the TOP ICHILOV clinic in Israel.
Advantages of the Coblation Method:
- Operation time 20-30 minutes
- Discharge from the department — 3 hours after the procedure; Patients are allowed to walk after 1-2 hours
- Success rate (complete pain relief for at least 10 years) up to 85%
- No postoperative complications
- No need for open surgery
- Day hospital, patient hospitalization is not required
- Return to moderate activity the next day without a rehabilitation period. Physical activity and sports should be limited for two weeks postoperatively.
Unfortunately, conservative treatment methods for disc herniation do not always yield the desired results. Open surgeries on the spine can be avoided in certain situations.
Indications for percutaneous nucleoplasty include:
- Intervertebral disc herniation;
- Protrusion of the intervertebral disc;
- Localized pain syndrome in the cervical or lumbar spine;
- Radicular (nerve root) pain syndrome radiating to the upper or lower limb;
- Ineffectiveness of conservative treatment for 3 weeks.
Simultaneous treatment of spinal diseases at multiple levels can be performed in one procedure.
A positive aspect of this technique is that it does not destroy the structures of the fibrous ring, due to the relatively low temperatures used. A positive effect after such an operation is achieved in 80 percent of cases.
In the neurosurgery and orthopedics department of the TOP ICHILOV clinic, percutaneous nucleoplasty is performed by top-category doctors and the best professors in Israel.