Ashtead Hospital carries out a range of spinal surgeries for a wide variety of back and spine problems. If you’ve a slipped disc, neck and lower back pain, sciatica, fractured your spine, spinal tumours, an inflammatory disorder, kyphosis or a congenital disorder our specialist orthopaedic surgeons will discuss with you your treatment options and the best course of action for your individual needs.
Your spine is one of the most important parts of your body. It provides the main support for your body as well as protecting your spinal cord and is made up of vertebrae, muscles, ligaments, nerves, intervertebral discs, facet joints. All these components can be affected by strain, injury, and disease and cause pain. So it’s not surprising that back pain is a common complaint. Here at Ashtead Hospital we will efficiently diagnose and treat your back pain.
Nerve root decompression surgery, also known as lumbar (lower back) decompression surgery is a surgical procedure performed to alleviate pain caused by pinched nerves (neural impingement).
During surgery a small portion of the bone or tissue over the nerve root is removed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve and give the nerve root more space, which in turn will reduce your pain.
The main lumbar decompression procedures are: laminectomy (a section of bone is removed from one of your spinal bones to relieve pressure on the affected nerve), discectomy (a damaged section of disc is removed) and spinal fusion (a bone graft to join two or more spinal bones together).
Lumbar decompression will be performed for many spinal problems including: spinal stenosis (narrowing spinal canal), a herniated disc, fracture or swelling.
Initially non-surgical treatment will be offered to treat your pain and discomfort. Surgery will be recommended if this is not successful.
Discectomy is a one of the nerve root decompression surgical procedures used to remove the damaged part of a ruptured, bulging or slipped disc in your spine. It is performed using minimally invasive or open surgery. If a disc tears of bursts the jelly like filling in the centre spills out and the torn disc can put pressure on a surrounding nerve or nerves or on the whole spinal cord, causing pain, tingling, numbness and weakness in your back, neck and legs.
A discectomy will be recommended if you have a slipped disc and the pain has not been relieved by non-surgical treatments such as rest, exercise, physiotherapy and medications.
Kyphoplasty is used to treat vertebral body fractures. These are small breaks in the bone that makes up the front part of the vertebra (called the vertebral body). Vertebral body fractures can lead to the collapse or compression of a spinal bone, causing the spine to shorten and curve forward. If this happens you’ll experience pain and may develop a kyphotic (hunched-over) deformity. They are mainly caused by thinning of bones, or osteoporosis.
In kyphoplasty, a balloon is inserted into the vertebra using a hollow needle and then inflated to expand the compressed vertebra to its normal height. This space is then filled with bone cement to stabilising the vertebra. The procedure is repeated for each affected vertebra. A kyphoplasty aims to restore the height of your vertebra and straighten out your spinal curve, relieve pain and prevent further fractures.
Vertebroplasty is a similar procedure to kyphoplasty just without the use of the balloon. In vertebroplasty bone cement is injected through the hollow needle into the fractured bone.
Each of the vertebrae in your spine has a set of facet joints and their function is to stabilise your back and allow your spine to move.
Facet joint injections can determine if your back pain is coming from your facet joints and if you would benefit from further treatment such as radiofrequency denervation. They can also help treat your neck or back pain that is caused by inflammation of your facet joints which can happen if your joints are worn down by conditions such as osteoarthritis.
Facet joint injections usually contain a local anaesthetic which will numb your pain and steroids to help reduce any swelling and inflammation. They are normally administered in an outpatient setting.
Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows your surgeon to see inside your hip using a camera inserted through small cuts in the skin. It is used to examine, diagnose and treat problems that are causing pain and/or restricted movement in your hip.
Surgery to remove the damaged ball and socket of the hip and replace with an artificial ball and socket made of metal, plastic, ceramic, or a combination of these materials.
Revision total hip replacement is hip surgery to repair your artificial hip joint, when your prosthesis has become damaged over time due to normal wear and tear or infection, so that your hip can function normally again.
An arthroscopy allows your surgeon to see inside your knee using a camera inserted through small cuts in the skin.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a surgical procedure designed to repair a torn or injured ACL, a crucial ligament in the knee. It involves using a graft of new tissue, typically a tendon, taken from another part of your knee to restore stability.
Elbow arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves the use of a small camera, called an arthroscope. It aims to diagnose and treat various problems inside your elbow joint including elbow pain, stiffness, locking or swelling.
A shoulder arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves the use of a small camera, called an arthroscope. It aims to diagnose and treat various conditions affecting the shoulder joint, such as inflammation, injuries, or damaged tissues, and perform necessary surgical interventions.
Wrist arthroscopy is a surgical procedure used to diagnose and treat problems inside your wrist joint.
Back pain is discomfort in the spine, often due to strain, injury or lifestyle. The pain can be associated with stiffness, muscle spasms and reduced motion. Explore causes, treatments, and preventative measures for a healthier back.
Bunion surgery is foot surgery performed to realign or remove deformed bones in your big toe and foot caused by a bunion.
Carpal tunnel is nerve compression in the wrist causing pain and numbness. Explore carpal tunnel surgery, a procedure relieving pressure on the median nerve in the wrist to improve hand function and reduced discomfort.
Surgery to remove scar-like tissue from under the skin of the fingers and palm of the hand.
Ganglion removal surgery is performed to surgically cut away a ganglion cyst. It aims to relieve pain, improve joint function and cosmetically enhance the ganglion area.
Hand and wrist surgery is broad ranging orthopaedic specialty. It is normally performed by an orthopaedic consultant with a special interest in hands and wrists to treat several injuries or damages
Knee replacement is knee surgery to repair worn arthritic knee joints or knee injuries using an artificial knee joint to help reduce pain and restore movement in your knee.
Lumbar discectomy treatment is the removal of the herniated or bulging part of an intervertebral disc in your lower back. It is performed to relieve the pressure the bulging disc is exerting on nearby spinal nerves.
Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows your surgeon to see inside your hip using a camera inserted through small cuts in the skin. It is used to examine, diagnose and treat problems that are causing pain and/or restricted movement in your hip.
Lumbar microdiscectomy surgery, also called microdecompression or microdiscectomy, is a minimally invasive procedure that relieves sciatica leg pain.
Spinal decompression is a type of surgery used to give your spine nerves more space and relieve their compression. “Decompression” usually means removing tissue that is compressing a spinal nerve.
Podiatry surgery is the surgical management of the bones, joints, and soft tissues of your feet and their associated parts.
Ramsay day-case surgery includes minimally invasive joint replacement procedures that allow you to return home the same day and are performed to help relieve your joint pain and enable you to live a fuller and more active life. Expert Ramsay healthcare teams will fully support you before, during and after your day case joint surgery and throughout your rehabilitation.
Shoulder and elbow surgery treats pain and stiffness in your upper limbs that may be due to injury, wear and tear, or a long-term condition. It aims to restore the full use of your shoulder or elbow without pain.
Surgery for problems of the small toes aims to correct the deformity and prevent it from interfering with your daily activities if simple measures haven’t been successful.
Total shoulder replacement is shoulder surgery to relieve pain, restore motion, and increase strength and function in your shoulder.
Total shoulder replacement is shoulder surgery to relieve pain, restore motion, and increase strength and function in your shoulder.
A partial knee replacement, also known as unicompartmental knee replacement, is surgery that replaces only one damaged compartment in your knee with implants.
After successfully completing a national program of local data audits, we are thrilled to have been recognised and named as a NJR Quality Data Provider.
Ashtead Hospital is celebrating after being named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits.
The team at Ashtead Hospital recently had a visit from Rt. Hon Chris Grayling MP, the newly re-elected MP for Epsom and Ewell.