Minimally invasive spine surgery is a type of spinal surgery that is performed through a thin tube called an endoscope, or with the operating microscope. A series of small incisions are made to perform the surgery, as opposed to one long one.

Minimally invasive spine surgery is available at the Duke Spine Center for a number of spinal conditions, some of which include:

• Herniated discs
• Spinal deformities
• Compression fractures
• Degenerative disc disease

In most cases you will be in the hospital for a period of two to four days following minimally invasive spine surgery. Learn more about minimally invasive spine surgery recovery.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Bagley, Carlos A.
  • Surgery / Neurosurgery
• Brown, Christopher R.
  • Orthopaedics
• Gottfried, Oren N.
  • Surgery / Neurosurgery
• Isaacs, Robert E.
  • Surgery / Neurosurgery
• Lad, Nandan
  • Surgery / Neurosurgery
• Richardson, William J.
  • Orthopaedics

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Neurosciences/Spine
  Duke Clinic 1B / 1C, 30 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Neurosurgery of Raleigh
  3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 410, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke Raleigh Hospital
  3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke University Hospital
  2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710
• Lenox Baker Children's Hospital
  3000 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705