Visit orthopedics.healthanimations.com for FREE videos, illustrations and patient handouts for healthcare providers. This 3D medical animation shows back (spine) surgery with the surgical removal of a herniated (sometimes called “ruptured”) intervertebral disc impinging on the spinal nerve and cauda equina of the spinal cord. In this type of back surgery, the surgeon removes the entire disc material.
#1 by UniqueHits on April 26th, 2011
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i had exactly the same surgery but in may become a year and i have not fully control of my legs. is it possible to contact any doctor directly for some questions? thx
#2 by LogicalReign on April 26th, 2011
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@SkpD1991 No because the disc is on the other side of the back. When you’re rubbing your back you’re rubbing the bone not the disc. And if you want to remove the disc without removing the bone, you’ll have to do a lot of tissue cutting, which isn’t really worth it when you can just remove a bone.
#3 by SkpD1991 on April 26th, 2011
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i dont get whats the point off removing bone. cant you just remove the disk without that?
#4 by 1RadicalOne on April 26th, 2011
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Another issue that I did not think of…
#5 by tk421808 on April 26th, 2011
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@1RadicalOne I was wondering the same exact thing. Also, Isn’t that bone there to protect your spinal cord from being damaged by impact?
#6 by 1RadicalOne on April 26th, 2011
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Does that not dramatically weaken that vertebra, cutting the back out of it?
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#8 by johncenafan2413 on April 26th, 2011
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@33heygurl hope everything works out for you and that you feel better soon
#9 by 33heygurl on April 26th, 2011
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@johncenafan2413 okayy thanks nd hope u r better nd feel better than b4!!!
#10 by johncenafan2413 on April 26th, 2011
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@33heygurl i actually dont no how i hurt my back but i ruptured a disc witch is worse then a herniated disc it means that my bone basicaly popped and the goo that was in it was putting pressure on my nerves and my back only hurts once and a while when i walk or stand for long periods of times
#11 by 33heygurl on April 26th, 2011
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@johncenafan2413 ha well like how did u hurt ur bac?? nd wat did the doc say wat u did to ur bac,, i hurt my bac by skating ugh nd i have an herniated disc!!! nd does ur bac hurt once n awhile or does it hurt to way depends u do??
#12 by johncenafan2413 on April 26th, 2011
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@33heygurl i can do pretty much what whatever i want i just choose not to run cause im afraid ill hurt myself and i can ride my bike but sometimes after my back hurts but i can skate and play hockey just fine( i just basicaly just skate around passing the puck) if you need to know anything else dont be afraid to ask
#13 by 33heygurl on April 26th, 2011
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@johncenafan2413 kayy so lykk u can do w/e knw u can do sports nd run without no pain nd do ur normel things u use to do??
#14 by johncenafan2413 on April 26th, 2011
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@33heygurl my surgery went fine sure i was sore and couldnt do much for a couple weeks but it was worth it and my back sometimes hurts no and then but not nearly as much as it didnt before i had surgery so i would go for it the only thing that will happen is you wont be aloud to turn and bend down for 6 weeks till it heals
#15 by 33heygurl on April 26th, 2011
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@johncenafan2413 i dnt want to get surgery cuz the doc said that the risk of gettin surgery on my bac could be that i could get bladder problems nd shytt so lykk i jst wanna knw how did ur surgery go?? plzz reply soon!!!
#16 by 33heygurl on April 26th, 2011
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@johncenafan2413 hey im 17 nd i have an herniated dic nd last year i went nd got an injection so the pain can go away nd so it did bt the pain came bac a couple months later,, lykk i might need to get the surgery bt yesterday i went nd got an injection on my bac so the pain can go away nd i dnt have pain rite nd i will have to call the doc n tell them if i still have pain or nt nd if a still have pain n a week i will have to get surgery so how did the surgery go?? i dnt want to get surgery cuz
#17 by Avatarblackwolf on April 26th, 2011
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@LOGC831217 Tell you next wendsday, that when I see my Dr. again
#18 by LOGC831217 on April 26th, 2011
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#19 by LOGC831217 on April 27th, 2011
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@Avatarblackwolf Thankyou very much my friend for your good desires I hope in God everything will go ok, I would like to make you a question, I don’t know or even imagine what happens to the vertebral fragment taken apart? does the spine remains divided after the surgery as shown in this video? isn’t that dangerous if I practice sports like soccer or weight lifting for example? I’ll be in complete gratefullness with you, if you help me with some info like these my friend.
#20 by Avatarblackwolf on April 27th, 2011
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@LOGC831217 Thats what I did, 3 days then called for help. Could not even drive.
Good luck on the 19th, let me know how it goes.
#21 by LOGC831217 on April 27th, 2011
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@Avatarblackwolf you are wright my friend, the word is torture, I remained three days at home with no life, it cannot be called life, I didn’t eat or sleep but screaming of a painfull torture, in the third day I went to the hospital, and the pain left me until the third day of really strong medication as morfine for example, my surgery of L4 L5 herniation will be on november 19th.
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#23 by NickGallardo520 on April 27th, 2011
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@Avatarblackwolf well the pain is mainly in my lower back not really in my legs but its in one spot and when i bend my back backwards it hurts but nothin compared to what you had its just mainly in my lower back where it starts to curve and its just a nice stinging pain but its been goin on for a year now i have gone to the cyropractor and he fixed my back to wear it only hurts in that one spot so ya i just dont know what is wrong with my back im going to get an MRI near christmas time
#24 by Avatarblackwolf on April 27th, 2011
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@NickGallardo520 I am doing much better. A little pain if I sit to long. now 6 weeks of physical therapy . I will let you know. You might need this surgery ? How much pain are you in? My whole right leg was horrible. PAIN is not the word.
#25 by Avatarblackwolf on April 27th, 2011
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@geniaronen I have 6 weeks of physical therapy and hope to get the green light & go back to work.