In spinal surgery the term of minimally invasive is used when instead of making a complete opening of the skin and muscles to reach the spine, small incisions are made with measurements of one centimeter, up to a maximum of two centimeters and through them are introduce special surgical equipment.

The conditions that can be done with this procedure are:

• Lumbar disc herniations.
• Cervical herniated discs.
• Damage to the cervical canal.
• Synovial cysts.
• Vertebral fractures.
• Cysts in the spinal cord.
• Scoliosis.
• Tumors in the vertebrae.