Spinal Disorders Unit

The Spinal Disorders Team at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust treats a number of spinal conditions,  including:

• All aspects of spinal deformity including scoliosis & kyphosis
• Spinal trauma
• Primary and chronic back pain (failed backs)
• Radicular arm and leg pain
• Tumours
• Inflammatory disorders
• Disorders of the cervical spine including cervical myelopathy
• Spinal Stenosis
• Degenerative disc disease

Procedures include:

• Decompression for lumbar canal stenosis
• Decompression for cervical and thoracic myelopathy
• Spinal fusions in lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine
• Deformity surgery including scoliosis, kyphosis & adult degenerative scoliosis
• Fixation & fusion of spinal fractures in lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine
• Primary and metastatic spinal tumour surgery.

Our Clinical Team:

• Mr Sarfraz Ahmad
• Mr Birender Balain
• Mr Shashank Chitgopkar
• Mr Neil Davidson
• Mr David Jaffray
• Mr Matthew Ockendon
• Mr Jayesh Trivedi
• Mr Sujay Dheerendra 
• Mr Sudarshan Munigangaiah
• Mr Bruce Summers

Related Documents

Orthopaedic - AAOS OrthoInfo - External Link

Pharmacy - Contraception and Leg or Back Spinal Surgery - Leaflet

Pharmacy - Hormone Replacement Therapy and Leg or Back Spinal Surgery - Leaflet

Physiotherapy - Low Back Pain - Leaflet

Spinal Disorders - Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - Leaflet

Spinal Disorders - Lumbar Decompression - Leaflet

Spinal Disorders - Lumbar Discectomy - Leaflet