Dr. Quartararo, of the New Jersey Spine Institute, pointing to a 2009 study National Center for Biotechnology Information, said, “No more big incisions — the future of spine surgery is all about getting to the spine with a camera, the endoscope and special tools. It is a much better way to do it.”
“All of the minimally invasive spine surgeries — even the fusions — are outpatient,” he said. “It makes the surgery go a lot more quickly and with less pain.”
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