Broward Spine Institute

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Broward Spine Institute

• Adult and Pediatric Surgery
• Surgery of the Spine
• Orthopedic Surgery

Marshall Stauber, MD
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Your Spine

• Your spine is an important structure of your
  body. It gives you support it allows you to
  move and bend freely.
• To provide support, your spine contains 24
  vertebrae.

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Microdiscectomy

• In a microdiscectomy spine surgery, a small
  portion of the bone over the nerve root and/or
  disc material from under the nerve root is
  removed to relieve neural impingement and provide
  more room for the nerve to heal.
• A microdiscectomy spine surgery is typically
  performed for lumbar herniated disc.

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Microdiscectomy

• Is typically recommended for
• Patients who have experienced leg pain for at
  least six weeks and have not found sufficient
  pain relief with conservative treatment
• Herniated Discs
• Weakness in leg(s) and feet
• Numbness in extremities
• Impaired bowel and/or bladder function

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Success Rate

• The success rate for a microdiscectomy spine
  surgery is approximately 90 to 95, although 5
  to 10 of patients will develop a recurrent disc
  herniation at some point in the future.

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Procedure and its Benefits

• Takes about one to two hours to perform.
• Your incision will be about 1 to 2 inches long
  on the mid-low back area.
• Generally, you will be walking the day of surgery
  and can be discharged the day after your
  operation.

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MicrodiscectomyMarshall Stauber M.D.3702
Washington St.Suite 101 Hollywood, FL
33021Tel. (954) 272-BACK (2225)