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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at UPMC

At UPMC, our spine experts use minimally invasive techniques and state-of-the-art technologies to treat a wide range of spine conditions.


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What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

Minimally invasive spine surgery uses advanced techniques and technologies to treat spine conditions without disturbing the surrounding soft tissues.

While traditional spine surgery requires long incisions and moving large sections of muscles away from the spine, minimally invasive spine surgery uses small incisions. Computerized microscopes and highly specialized cameras designed for viewing the body internally assist surgeons with visualization and control.

In addition to smaller incisions, the benefits of minimally invasive spine surgery include:

  • Improved function.
  • Less postoperative pain.
  • Less scarring.
  • Less soft-tissue damage.
  • Quicker recovery time.
  • Reduced blood loss.
  • Shorter hospital stay.

At UPMC, minimally invasive spine surgery specialists are part of a multidisciplinary team. They work together to evaluate each person to determine the best treatment.

Surgery is recommended only after more conservative medical approaches have failed to provide pain relief, increase mobility, and improve quality of life.

Spine Conditions We Treat

UPMC is one of the most experienced centers in the country using minimally invasive procedures to treat spine conditions.

The spine conditions we treat with minimally invasive techniques include:

  • Degenerative disc disease.
  • Disc herniation.
  • Hemangioma.
  • Kyphosis.
  • Meningioma.
  • Metastatic tumors.
  • Neurofibroma.
  • Scoliosis.
  • Spinal compression fractures.
  • Spinal cord injury and spinal trauma.
  • Spinal stenosis.
  • Spondylolisthesis.

Spine Procedures We Perform

Spine surgeons at UPMC perform various types of advanced minimally invasive back and spinal procedures.

These include:

  • Cervical discectomy.
  • Endoscopic tumor resection.
  • Endoscopic sympathectomy.
  • eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF®).
  • Kyphoplasty.
  • Microdiscectomy.
  • Microforaminotomy.
  • Microlaminectomy.
  • Stereotactic spine radiosurgery.
  • Vertebroplasty.

Our experts also perform traditional spine surgery procedures, including:

  • CT image-guided surgery.
  • Dynamic lumbar spine stabilization.
  • Lumbar laminectomy.
  • Spinal fusion.
  • Spinal reconstruction.
  • Tumor resection.

By UPMC Editorial Staff. Last reviewed on 2025-06-26.

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