surgery

surgery

There have been dramatic advances in spinal surgery owing to modern imaging, modern instruments and implants, and advanced spinal cord monitoring equipment. The widespread availability of MRI in high-income countries such as the USA, the UK and most of Europe has meant that diagnostic accuracy is available to the whole population in these coun - tries. This is not, however, the case for most of the world, where there is no free or state-sponsored MRI service, and a private scan costing US$500 is una ff ordab le to most. If a family cannot a ff ord a scan, then they also cannot a ff ord the cost of an operation, the spinal implants, spinal cord monitor - ing and the use of expensive disposable instruments such as high-speed burrs. surgery

There have been dramatic advances in spinal surgery owing to modern imaging, modern instruments and implants, and advanced spinal cord monitoring equipment. The widespread availability of MRI in high-income countries such as the USA, the UK and most of Europe has meant that diagnostic accuracy is available to the whole population in these coun - tries. This is not, however, the case for most of the world, where there is no free or state-sponsored MRI service, and a private scan costing US$500 is una ff ordab le to most. If a family cannot a ff ord a scan, then they also cannot a ff ord the cost of an operation, the spinal implants, spinal cord monitor - ing and the use of expensive disposable instruments such as high-speed burrs. surgery

There have been dramatic advances in spinal surgery owing to modern imaging, modern instruments and implants, and advanced spinal cord monitoring equipment. The widespread availability of MRI in high-income countries such as the USA, the UK and most of Europe has meant that diagnostic accuracy is available to the whole population in these coun - tries. This is not, however, the case for most of the world, where there is no free or state-sponsored MRI service, and a private scan costing US$500 is una ff ordab le to most. If a family cannot a ff ord a scan, then they also cannot a ff ord the cost of an operation, the spinal implants, spinal cord monitor - ing and the use of expensive disposable instruments such as high-speed burrs.