Lower back, Neck and Thoracic Spine Procedures
Neurosurgeon Mr Tiew Han is a specialist back/spine surgeon and has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating all manner of neck, thoracic and lower back conditions.
Mr Han performs surgery for the following spinal conditions:
- Debilitating neck and arm pain
- Compression of the spinal nerves that may cause debilitating back pain or numbness to the lower back and/or back of legs
- Herniation or bulging of the disc
- Fractured vertebrae
- Spine Tumours
- Damage or degeneration of the spine as a result of osteoporosis
Treatment of the spine may require surgery that can assist in alleviating pain. Appropriate procedures may be one of the following:
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Cervical arthroplasty/insertion of artificial disc
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Complex cranio-cervical decompression and reconstruction
- Direct Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumbar Fusion
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal Tumours
- Spinal Instrumentation and Correction of Deformity
- Thoracic Discectomy
Please click on each of the above spinal procedures to download and view their relevant information sheets.