Spine Procedure Guides
Explore patient-friendly educational guides designed to give you clear, relevant information about the spine procedures performed by Dr. Iyer. Atlas can also answer follow-up questions and help you get started with an appointment.
Learn how ACDF relieves cervical nerve or spinal cord compression by removing the damaged disc and stabilizing the level with a fusion.
Learn how cervical disc replacement treats selected neck disc problems while preserving motion instead of fusing the treated level.
Learn how cervical foraminotomy decompresses a pinched nerve in the neck while preserving the disc and motion segment in selected patients.
Learn when cervical fusion is used to stabilize the neck, decompress the nerves, and address deformity, instability, or multilevel degeneration.
Learn how cervical laminoplasty decompresses the spinal cord from the back of the neck while preserving more motion than a traditional multilevel fusion.
Learn how laminectomy decompresses the spinal canal in patients with stenosis and when it is performed alone versus combined with fusion.
Learn when lumbar fusion is used to stabilize the spine, treat painful instability, and support decompression or deformity correction.
Learn how ALIF approaches the lumbar spine from the front to restore disc height, improve alignment, and support fusion in selected patients.
Learn how lateral lumbar fusion reaches the spine from the side to restore disc height, improve alignment, and support fusion while avoiding a traditional posterior-only exposure.
Learn how microdiscectomy relieves sciatica by removing the portion of a lumbar disc herniation that is compressing a nerve root.
Learn how thoracic disc herniation can compress the spinal cord or thoracic nerve roots and when surgery is considered for this less common but important condition.
Learn how scoliosis and spinal deformity surgery is planned to improve alignment, decompress nerves, and restore balance in carefully selected patients.