Revision Spine Surgery
Revision spine surgery is a secondary surgery that may be recommended to address complications associated with a previous spine surgery. Even with the best spine surgeon performing your procedure, complications can unexpectedly occur, or develop years following, and indicate a need for surgical correction. Revision spine surgery can correct issues related to a previous procedure and help you experience relief and healing.
Why Revision Spine Surgery?
Revision spine surgery may be necessary to correct any of the following complications associated with spine surgery:
- Failure to relieve symptoms
- Unsuccessful joint fusion (non unions)
- Excess scar tissue formation
- Improper diagnosis
- Surgery at the wrong site
- Adjacent segment disease (accelerated degeneration of adjacent discs)
- Implant failure
- Disc complications (such as dislocation or recurring herniations)
- Infection
- Painful implants
Candidates
You might be a candidate for revision spine surgery if you experience the following:
- Known complications associated with your previous surgery
- Continued chronic pain despite a previous surgery
- Worsening symptoms
- Signs of further spine degeneration (not associated with the previous procedure)