At ANI, we have the highest expertise in treating spine and spinal cord pathologies which includes spinal cord tumors and vascular lesions and a wide expertise in treating degenerative and traumatic spine diseases.
At the Arkansas Neuroscience Institute our neurosurgeons understand how debilitating back pain can be. Therefore, we strive to give our patients every option to conquer back and spine problems and return to an active, healthy life.
Because of our advancements in degenerative spine disease and spinal trauma, we are able to also offer the following treatment:
• Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion
• Corpectomy
• Posterior Cervical Laminectomy
• Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty
• Posterior Cervical Fusion
• C1-C2 Posterior Fusion
• Occipito-cervical Fusion
• Odontoid Screw Fixation
• Thoracic & Lumbar pedicle screw fixation
• Trans-foraminal Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
• Posterior Lumbar Fusion
• Pain Management
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES
• SI Joint Fusion
• MIS Cervical Foraminotomy
• MIS Microdiscectomy
• MIS Lumbar Laminoforaminotomy
• MIS far lateral discectomy
• Kyphoplasty
SPINAL TUMORS
A spinal tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the spinal column, and can be primary or metastatic (secondary). These tumors can damage the spinal cord by pressing on or infiltrating it, but they do not begin growing in the spinal cord itself.
Spine and spinal cord tumors are diagnosed through imaging tests, primarily MRI and CT scans, and a complete neurological exam.
Tumors of the spine and spinal cord can cause severe symptoms because of their close proximity to the central nervous system including:
Pain, weakness, or numbness in one or more extremities
Progressive paralysis
Bowel or bladder problems
Surgery may be recommended if the tumor is causing pain or disability or threatening to harm nearby tissues.
