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First
Spinal Fixation operation using 'Neuro Navigation' (Image Guided
Surgery)
performed in the UAE at the Neuro Spinal Hospital, Dubai
DUBAI-October
10-The
first spinal fixation operation using "Neuro Navigation was carried out on
an eighteen year old male who was involved in a motorbike accident last month and
sustained a displaced, unstable spinal fracture, potentially risking to
compromise his spinal cord. For
this type of fracture to be fixed, screws, hooks and rods are needed.
At the Neuro Spinal Hospital, located in Jumeirah, Dr. Abdul Karim Msaddi
and Dr. Farid Kassab, performed this delicate spinal fixation operation, using
the latest Navigation System (computer image guided surgery), for the first time
in the Emirates.
Image Guided surgery
allows the surgeons to view 3D images of the spine throughout the
operation, ensuring a more thorough, faster and safer surgical procedure.
Additional advantages to this type of surgery are reduced exposure to
X-rays, more precise intra-operative localisation by using the high Computerised
Tomography Scan (CT Scan) accuracy, (instead of the classical fluoro imaging)
and it allows less invasive spinal surgery.
The result is that the patient benefits by having more accurate, precise
surgery, less trauma to their musculature and
therefore heal quicker.
Dr.
Abdul Karim Msaddi said “At the Neuro Spinal Hospital, our surgeons are able
to utilise the latest technology, which is only available in a few centres
worldwide. Our 18 year old patient
is up and walking 2 days after his surgery.”
The
patient said “My stay at the Neuro Spinal Hospital is equivalent to a home
away from home. I have felt very secure and comfortable.”
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