“Do neurosurgeons do spinal surgery?”
I am a 29 year old female. I want to know if neurosurgeons do spinal surgery?
13 Answers
Yes. Most neurosurgeons perform spinal surgeries
Yes. Most neurosurgeons do about 80% spine, 20% brain.
Yes. Orthopedists also do them.
Yes, but not all. In Australia, it is mainly done by neurosurgeons, in New Zealand, by the orthopedic doctors. In the US, it is very mixed. Try to get advice from your primary care doctor regarding your area.
In the US spine surgery is about 80% of what neurosurgeons do.... higher in private practice. In the rest of the world neurosurgeons usually do more brain surgery than spine surgery.
Yes, they can do spine surgeries. Contact their office.
Thank you for your question. Spinal surgery is one of the most common subspecialties for a Neurosurgeon. Ideally, you should select a surgeon who has had training for complex spinal surgery. There is a possibility that your specific spinal problem will need a spinal surgeon with a further sub-speciality interest such as deformity (spinal alignment issue e.g. scoliosis or Kyphosis) or intradural (inside the lining of the spinal cord) spinal pathologies.
Neurosurgeons are trained in surgical and non surgical management of all spinal conditions- amongst neurosurgeons however there are those that are specially interested in spine surgery
Most of us do. Yes.
Yes. Almost all of us do spinal surgery. There are some Neurosurgeons who specialize in brain surgery but they are almost all at a University Hospital.
The answer is absolutely. We are trained from the beginning of our residency program in. Brain and spinal surgery with 6 years of training before we are out in practice. This is considerably longer training than orthopedic surgeons who take a 1-year post-residency fellowship to train in spinal surgery. Approximately 75% of a busy neurosurgical practice is treatment of spinal conditions, both conservative and surgical management, if needed.
In general, whether in academic practice or private practice, approximately 70% of a Neurosurgeon’s practice involves the Spine.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Yes.
