Percutaneous Procedures for Lower Back Pain

Percutaneous procedures are minimally invasive procedures that can be done without open surgery. Most of the procedures are done under x-ray guidance. The benefits of these procedures are:

1. Can be done as outpatient or daycare basis.
2. Requires only local anesthesia therefore eliminate general anesthesia and its risks.
3. Less traumatic and almost no scar compare to open procedures.
4. Elimination of complications and risks that may result from open surgery.
5. Rapid recovery time, patient can go home the same day of treatment.
6. About 80% success rate when indication is correct.

Indication to choose patients or candidates for these percutaneous procedures must be done judiciously by a trained spine surgeon in order to produce a succesful outcome.

Some of the percutaneous procedures which are available in Columbia Asia Hospital – Petaling Jaya are as followings: