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Minimally invasive spine surgery is performed using an arthroscope. It is a long hollow tube fitted with camera, light source and fiber optic lens inside.
A minimally invasive medical procedure or minimal invasive surgery is a less-painful, less time-consuming and efficient surgical procedure performed by inserting a sophisticated device to the target organ or structure through the skin or body cavity (more)
A minimally invasive medical procedure or minimal invasive surgery is a less-painful, less time-consuming and efficient surgical procedure performed by inserting a sophisticated device to the target organ or structure through the skin or body cavity or an anatomical opening. (less)
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MRI – Less than meets the eye! MRI misses significant problems! All of these discs, which are clearly irritated, bloody, and inflamed (swollen) were called normal on MRI!
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MRI cannot detect pain generating inflammatory pathology MRI MISSES significant pathology in >77% Patients
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RI: Doubtful clinical significance examples ofSpace. MRI: Below are Normal Disc problems
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MRI shows problems that may not be causing pain It is clearly established that a very high percentage of adults - with NO back pain – would have significant problems on an MRI!
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Put another way: If you have back pain, and an MRI shows a problem that may explain the pain, it is very possible that the problem on the MRI may NOT be causing your pain! This is because that same problem could be there even if you did not have pain.
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