The best clinics for spine treatment – an overview

Every year, specialists perform more than 500 implantations of artificial intervertebral discs and remove about 100 tumours of the brain and spinal cord.

At Teknon Medical Centre, spinal surgeries are performed endoscopically through small punctures. As a consequence:

The procedure is less traumatic,  

there is virtually no risk of bleeding, nerve damage and other complications,  

the period of hospitalisation and recovery of patients after surgery is reduced.  

Turkey is on our list of best countries in terms of the development of medicine and medical tourism. The great demand for their medical services is explained by the affordable cost of clinics, where prices are 30-40% lower than in Germany or Israel. Besides, treatment in Turkey can be combined with vacation, as there are many sanatoriums, sea resorts and thermal springs in the country.

A large number of foreigners visit Turkey for diagnostics and therapy of the spine. Among local hospitals, the Medicana Medical Centre is popular.

Specialists of the Spinal Surgery Centre treat tumours, intervertebral hernias, degenerative diseases of the spine, scoliosis and traumas. In such pathologies, the surgical method is considered to be the most effective.

At the Medicana Hospital, spinal surgery is primarily performed using endoscopy. Combined with the experience and professionalism of the doctors, this allows to minimise the risk of complications. To ensure patient safety and prevent the development of dangerous complications during surgery, Turkish specialists monitor the spinal cord and nerves using special devices – CT, MRI, X-ray machines, and powerful neuromicroscopes. After such surgeries, patients are discharged in 2-3 days.

Much attention is paid to the use of the latest-generation equipment at Medicana Hospital. For example, the clinic’s doctors use 3D-printing technology to insert screws in precise places and prevent damage to nearby vital tissues (spinal cord, arteries, lungs, etc.).

Anam University Hospital is one of the leading and largest hospitals in South Korea, serving 1.5 million patients from all over the world each year. The Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics alone performs over 3,000 surgeries for musculoskeletal disorders.

The latest model of MRI 3.0T is available at the hospital for the examination of patients. The special feature of this system is that it adapts to patients’ breathing and movements, which allows for more reliable images of the spine.

With the MRI 3.0T device at the Anam Spine Clinic, specialists can accurately examine the body in children, the elderly, critically ill patients with breathing difficulties, etc. In addition, the diagnostic procedure on MRI 3.0T has become even more comfortable, as the device works almost silently.

Orthopaedic and spinal surgeons offer patients the most modern and safe methods of therapy. Surgical intervention on the spine at Anam Spine Clinic is performed using microsurgical methods or endoscopy under the control of imaging equipment. Laser techniques are also actively used.

Thanks to the use of modern and gentle methods of spine treatment, the degree of tissue damage and the development of complications during and after surgery is reduced, and the duration of hospitalisation is shortened. For example, early-stage intervertebral hernia surgery lasts 15 minutes, and after a few hours, the patient is discharged. This injectable method of therapy is suitable for patients for whom surgery is contraindicated. The procedure is carried out under the influence of epidural anaesthesia. Under the control of an X-ray machine, a drug is injected into the spinal region. As a result, the inflammation is quickly relieved, and back pain disappears immediately.

Anam Spine Clinic is one of the leaders in the development and implementation of the latest medical and non-surgical methods of treatment of spinal disorders.

Every year about 25,000 patients receive surgical treatment of the spine in Israeli hospitals.

Among the many hospitals that provide diagnosis and therapy of musculoskeletal disorders, the Assuta Medical Centre is one of the most popular.

Specialists in the neurosurgical department perform all types of spinal surgeries, including removal of tumours.

In most cases, the surgeries are performed using gentle methods and modern equipment.

Spine Assist spinal robot-surgeon is used here. The robot controls the surgeon’s movements, so the efficiency and safety of the operation are increased several times, and the chances of damaging blood vessels or nerves are minimal.

Assuta also uses other modern effective methods to treat various spinal diseases, such as Spinal Fusion spinal fixation. After standard spinal stabilisation surgery, hospitalisation lasts for 4 months or more, while after Spinal Fusion surgery, the patient stays in the hospital for no longer than a week./p>

Czech hospitals offer comprehensive services to patients with spinal diseases – accurate diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation.

High-level medical care for spinal disorders is offered by the Department of Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery of the Motol Clinic.

Every year, specialists perform 1,500 neurosurgical operations, including the removal of spinal cord tumours. The success rate is 98%, which is the best in the Czech Republic.

Professor Michal Tichý is a well-known Czech academician and researcher, a sought-after neurosurgeon and head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Motol Clinic. He is an active researcher, a member of the Czech Neurosurgical Society and the author of numerous scientific papers. He has over 36 years of medical experience. Every year, the doctor performs more than 300 neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of various diseases of the spine and brain.