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Lower Back (Lumbar)

You can be accurately diagnosed by a thorough examination using advanced equipment and consultation by experienced doctors of Wooridul Spine Hospital.

Lower Back

Neurosurgically your Back Pain

is caused by various diseases such as Sprain, Disc Bulging/Herniation, Foraminal Disc Herniation, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spondylolysis, Fracture, Facet Cyst, Tumor, Scoliosis, etc.
Stage 48 Stages of Tailored Spine Treatmentsat Wooridul Spine Hospital
To preserve healthy disc and remove herniated fragment only!
Microscopic Lumbar Decompression
  • Microscopic Lumbar Decompression
  • Microscopic Lumbar Decompression

It is a treatment that preserves the normal tissue as much as possible with a minimal scar.
Using a microscope, the laser is precisely shot so it does not damage the normal spine, dura mater, nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, and posterior longitudinal ligament, thereby decreasing the possibility of postoperative complications.

  • When a herniated disc compresses a nerve root, it can cause back or leg pain.

    When a herniated disc compresses a nerve root, it can cause back or leg pain.

  • The laser is fine enough to make a 0.3mm diameter mark between fingerprints
    The laser is fine enough to make a 0.3mm diameter mark between fingerprints
  • Fingerprint magnified under a microscope
    Fingerprint magnified under a microscope

    The endoscopic spine treatment, which Wooridul Spine Hospital developed for the first time in Korea and achieved a generational shift in minimally invasive spine surgery, is the 3rd generation endoscopic procedure.

Advantages of Microscopic Laser Decompression

  • Preserve normal discs as much as possible, The prognosis of surgery is good
  • Performed under general anesthesia (possible for elderly and diabetic patients)
  • Minimally invasive technique, almost no scars
  • Less pain after surgery, fast recovery and return to daily life
  • Average Hospitalization is 1week
  • Average Treatment Time is 1~2hours
  • Success Rate is about95%
  • 1 Comparative Radiologic Evaluation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy and Open Microdisectomy
  • 2 Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Posterolateral Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Antero- and Retrospondylolisthesis
  • 1Comparative Radiologic Evaluation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy and Open Microdisectomy
  • 2Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Posterolateral Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Antero- and Retrospondylolisthesis
SCI-level international journals on microdiscectomy written by Wooridul Doctors

Treatment cases

    • Before Surgery
      Before Surgery

      A ruptured disc shown in black is in the nerve.

    • After Surgery
      After Surgery

      Only the ruptured fragments are removed and the disc cushion in normal condition remains white.

    • Before Surgery
      Before Surgery
    • After Surgery
      After Surgery

    The disc height has maintained the same for 20 years.