September 26, 2008
Spine surgery costs a lot because there is a lot to be aware of during an operation
Spine surgery is expensive because it is complicated. Take the pain pathways in the spine, for example. They are fascinating and controversial. The sensory route from the sinuvertebral nerves inside the spinal cord itself actually don’t exit where they are ’supposed to’ in every person. There are personal differences, and the spine surgeon needs to be very aware of that. recent research is suggesting the pain signals into the Sympathetic Trunk up the sympathetic chain to the L2 vertebral level. This is unexpected and a point of much discussion at the moment. It does explain why some pain is felt where it is. But a good spine surgeon will have to think his way through these complexities. and find the right places to cut - and to not cut.