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What Is Failed Back Surgery or Failed Neck Surgery Syndrome?

Spine surgery is commonly performed to treat neck and back pain. Surgical operations are typically performed to achieve spinal decompression; and hardware such as cages, bone grafts, bars and screws is sometimes used, in spinal fusion surgery, for example. If a patient continues to have symptoms of back and/or leg, the patient’s condition is referred to as failed spine surgery syndrome, whereas is the symptoms were presented in the neck and arms it would be considered failed neck surgery syndrome.

Note From Dr. LiuFailed spine surgery syndrome means a patient continues to feel neck pain and/or arm pain following a traditional open neck surgery.

In the case of a failed laminectomy (also known as Post Laminectomy Syndrome), continuous chronic pain indicates surgical failure. After a section of bone is removed from the spine during laminectomy, scar tissue can sometimes form. Painful, inflamed joints at the surgical site are another possible outcome.

Can I Prevent Failed Back Surgery or Neck Surgery Syndrome?

Whether it is failed back surgery syndrome or failed neck surgery syndrome, the condition might be caused by several different factors such as incorrect diagnosis, poor patient selection, incomplete decompression, and inadequate surgical skill and experience of the surgeon. So it’s very difficult to prevent failed back or neck surgery syndrome. In fact, the only way to truly avoid failed back or neck surgery syndrome is by avoiding surgery, especially open back or neck surgery. However, this will be a difficult decision to make if surgery is the only effective treatment option available for your back pain. In this case, you are left with the choice of either living with pain indefinitely, or having surgery that may or may not improve your condition.

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To help patients reduce the chance of developing failed spine surgery syndrome, Atlantic Spinal Care has developed several state-of-the-art medical procedures that:

  • Are minimally invasive
  • Do not require large incisions or hardware insertion
  • Produce high rates of success with low risks of complication
  • Offer long-lasting pain relief
  • Allow a rapid recovery time

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