Spine Care
With a rich experience of over 3000 successful spine surgeries performed by our clinical lead Dr. Dilip Chand Raja, we specialize in both non-surgical and surgical treatment for all spine related ailments. Having underwent advanced spine training in Berlin (Germany) and Seoul (Korea) Dr. Dilip Chand Raja treats the entire spectrum of spine disorders including trauma, degeneration, infection, tumor, and spine deformity such as scoliosis and kyphosis. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgeries using microscopy, tubular, and endoscopic techniques and is one of the leading spine surgeons of Chennai. He is the consultant spine surgeon for Fortis Vadapalani and Fortis Malar hospital. Apart from routine spine procedures such as discectomy, stabilization, decompression, laminectomy and fusion, our clinical lead is an expert in complex and high-risk spine procedures such as kyphoscoliosis correction, and craniovertebral junction surgeries including foramen magnum decompression, Occipitocervical fusion and C1-C2 (atlantoaxial) fusion. The clinic offers expert opinion on correct diagnosis of all neck and back pain issues. Apart from surgical solutions, non-invasive physiotherapy, and rehabilitation therapies and percutaneous pain management techniques such as Selective nerve root blocks, facet joint blocks, spinal epidural injections, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are regularly used to provide immediate relief.
Services in Spine Care
- Neck and back pain
- Radiculopathy (brachioneuralgia/sciatica)
- Disc bulge/prolapse (slipped disc)
- Spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra)
- Myelopathy
- Spine tumors, tuberculosis, and pyogenic infections
- Deformity including scoliosis and kyphosis
Cervical and Upper Cervical Spine
- Occipitocervical fusion
- Foramen Magnum decompression
- C1-C2 Fusion
- Cervical discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
- Cervical foraminotomy
- Cervical corpectomy
- Cervical laminectomy/ laminoplasty
- Cervical posterior stabilization
Thoracic Spine
- Thoracic fracture stabilization
- Thoracic decompression
- Vertebral Column Resection
- Scoliosis and Kyphosis correction
- Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
Lumbar Spine
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Microscopic discectomy/decompression
- Tubular discectomy/decompression
- Endoscopic discectomy/decompression
- Disc Replacement
- Lumbar interbody fusion (transforaminal/posterior/oblique/lateral/anterior)
Sacral Spine
- Sacroplasty
- Sacrectomy
- Iliosacral fixation
- Sacro-iliac joint fixation/fusion
- Spino-pelvic fixation
- Coccygectomy