Procedure Guides
Our goal at BSNI is to educate you fully on your upcoming procedure. Below, read our detailed guides about some of the various minimally invasive surgeries and injections we offer.
No hospital stay | 1-2 hours long
A discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord and causes pain, numbness or weakness of the leg.
1-2 night Hospital Stay | 3-6 Hours long
A posterior lumbar interbody fusion joins two or more bones (vertebral bodies) in the lower spine together in order to stop abnormal motion at that area.
No hospital stay | ~15 min long
Carpal tunnel release is a surgery that divides the transverse carpal ligament in order to relieve the pressure on the median nerve. This surgery treats carpal tunnel syndrome.
0-2 night hospital stay | 1-2 hours long
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure that widens the spinal canal by trimming the lamina (roof) of the vertebra to create more room for the nerves.
1 night Hospital Stay | 1-2 Hours long
An anterior cervical discectomy with fusion relieves pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots by removing the disc(s) and part of the bone.
No hospital stay | ~15 min long
Epidural steroid injection is a technique in which corticosteroids are injected into the epidural space around the spinal cord in an effort to alleviate pain.