Spine Care and Treatment
Pardee specializes in treating conditions of the spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, such as spinal stenosis, sciatica pain, back pain, degenerative disc disease, cervical spine disorders, and other issues related to back, neck, and nerve pain.
Our providers will evaluate all nonsurgical approaches that address the patient’s needs before surgery.
Conditions Treated
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Disease
- Disc Herniations
- Spinal Synovial Cysts
- Spinal Stenosis, Spondylosis, and Spondylolisthesis
- Spinal Fractures
- Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, and Neurogenic Claudication
- Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndromes
- Peripheral Nerve Injury and Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Degenerative Spine/Disc Disease
- Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
- Spinal Oncology
- Sacroiliitis
- Lumbar Fusion (Robotic-Assisted and Minimally Invasive)
Surgeries Performed
We perform the following surgeries to treat diseases affecting the neck, upper and lower back, and spinal column:
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF): Surgery to remove a degenerative or herniated disc in the neck
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Arthroplasty (Disc Replacement)
- Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Discectomies: procedure where part of the herniated disc is removed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root
- Laminectomy and Laminotomy: A procedure where part of the vertebral bone is removed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord
- Foraminotomy: Surgery to enlarge the passageway where a spinal nerve root exits the spinal canal, relieving pressure and reducing inflammation
- Spinal Decompression
- Spinal Fusion: When one or more of the spine's vertebrae are united together or fused, so that motion no longer occurs between them
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery/Fusion
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Fusion
- Spinal Oncology
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Kyphoplasty/Vertebral Bone Biopsy: A procedure where a cement-like substance is injected into vertebrae that stabilizes fractures or strengthens areas weakened by osteoporosis, trauma or a tumor
- Revision Spinal Surgery
Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery
UNC Health Pardee uses the ExcelsiusGPS® Spine Robot, bringing the latest in technology and provides an even greater level of precision to spinal surgery. Robotic-assisted surgery puts the surgeon’s hands at the controls of a robotic platform so refined that even the most complex, delicate procedures can be performed through very small incisions with unmatched precision. Learn more
