The minimally invasive lateral spinal disc augmentation surgery is the latest innovation used by the Bangkok Spine Institute, Bangkok Hospital, the first of its kind in Thailand. This technique avoids significant damage to the back muscles to treat conditions such as degenerative spinal discs, vertebrae compressing nerves, and unstable spine, resulting in better outcomes, higher success rates, improved safety, faster patient recovery. Currently, the Bangkok Spine Institute, Bangkok Hospital, is a leader in this treatment technique in Asia.
- ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
Minimally invasive anterior spinal disc augmentation surgery is a method with a high success rate that approaches the problematic disc from the front, avoiding major muscle damage. It effectively addresses many spinal conditions, such as spinal instability compressing nerves, failed previous spinal surgery, degenerative disc disease causing chronic back pain. This surgery type is highly successful and popular internationally.
- Percutaneous Screw Fixation
A new method of spinal fixation that avoids muscle damage by not opening and dissecting muscle tissue but instead using a small puncture wound to thread metal along the bone under the skin. The result is less pain, minimal blood loss, quicker patient recovery, and increased safety, especially reducing surgical complications for elderly patients. It can be used to treat various spinal conditions, such as broken spinal bones, spinal nerve compression, spinal tumors, and spinal infections.
National Innovation Award of 2012
The Bangkok Spine Center, Bangkok International Hospital, in collaboration with the Orthopedics Department of Siriraj Hospital, invented a multi-level spinal fixation device using a minimally invasive technique that preserves back muscles, designed and tested by Thais. It has been successfully used in many patients. The goal was to perform this technique in Thailand without waiting for foreign technology and to reduce expenses for patients by decreasing the import of similar devices. The innovation was awarded First Runner-Up in the National Innovation Awards in Social Category in 2012, and the device has since been promoted for training and used in medical schools and hospitals across the country, benefiting the general patient population.
