Spinal and neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect the nervous system including the spinal cord.
Our expert also has extensive experience as a spinal surgeon including cervical, lumbar and minimally invasive surgery. He is regularly called on as an expert to provide a medicolegal opinion on:
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Spinal infection
- Spinal Tumour
- Trauma and Scoliosis
- Cervical pathology
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Neck surgery
- Anterior Lumbar Fusion
- Lateral Lumbar Fusion (XLIF)
- Total Disc Replacement
Our spinal surgery expert
Mr Patrick McKenna is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon. His surgical and medicolegal practice is at The London Spine Clinic in Harley Street and Reading, Berks. His surgical specialities include anterior and lateral surgery of the lumbar spine, using minimally invasive surgical techniques to promote early recovery. He also performs motion preserving surgery (total disc arthroplasty) of the cervical and lumbar spine.
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