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Here are the most reputed surgeons in India for Revision Spine Surgery (Failed Back Surgery). Each specialist is carefully vetted for their expertise, experience, and patient outcomes.
Here are the most reputed hospitals in India for Revision Spine Surgery (Failed Back Surgery). These hospitals are known for advanced infrastructure, international accreditations, and high success rates.
Revision spine surgery is an operation performed on the spine after a previous spinal procedure has not delivered the expected relief, or when a new problem has developed at or near the original site. It may be needed for a range of reasons — a recurrent disc herniation, incomplete decompression, failed spinal fusion (pseudarthrosis), loosened or broken hardware, adjacent segment degeneration, or spinal instability. Because revision surgery involves working through scar tissue from the prior operation, it is technically more demanding than first-time spine surgery and is only recommended when a clear, surgically treatable cause has been identified on imaging and confirmed to match the patient's symptoms. Common revision procedures include repeat discectomy, extension or revision of a decompression, fusion at a previously decompressed level, extension of an existing fusion, hardware removal or exchange, and complex deformity correction. Outcomes are best when the indication is specific and well-matched to the surgical plan.
Surgical removal of a recurrent disc herniation at the same level as a previous discectomy, performed through the scar of the original operation.
Estimated cost: ~$500 – $1,000
Typical tests for this variant: MRI spine with contrast (to distinguish scar from recurrent herniation), CT spine (if MRI is limited by prior hardware), CBC, KFT, LFT, PT/INR and clotting screen. Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $7,500 – $9,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~3 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~9 days recommended
Total stay: approx 15 days
Extended removal of bone or ligament to relieve nerve pressure combined with a spinal fusion to stabilise the affected level, used when instability is present or anticipated.
Estimated cost: ~$500 – $1,000
Typical tests for this variant: MRI spine with contrast (affected levels), CT spine with bone windows, Flexion-extension X-rays of affected spinal region, CBC, KFT, LFT, PT/INR and clotting screen, DEXA scan (bone density assessment). Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $8,000 – $11,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~5 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~15 days recommended
Total stay: approx 23 days
Re-exploration of a previously fused level that has not healed (pseudarthrosis), involving removal or exchange of loose or broken hardware, bone grafting, and re-instrumentation.
Estimated cost: ~$500 – $1,000
Typical tests for this variant: CT spine with bone windows (to confirm pseudarthrosis and hardware status), MRI spine with contrast, Flexion-extension X-rays of fused levels, CBC and ESR/CRP (to screen for infection), KFT, LFT, PT/INR and clotting screen, DEXA scan (bone density — critical for re-fusion planning). Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $9,000 – $12,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~6 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~18 days recommended
Total stay: approx 27 days
Extensive revision surgery across multiple spinal levels, often combined with correction of progressive curvature or alignment, performed using combined anterior, posterior, or lateral approaches.
Estimated cost: ~$500 – $1,000
Typical tests for this variant: Full-length standing spine X-rays (AP and lateral — for deformity planning), MRI spine with contrast (full spine if deformity), CT spine with bone windows (multi-level hardware assessment), CBC and ESR/CRP, KFT, LFT, PT/INR and clotting screen, DEXA scan (bone density). Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $11,000 – $13,500
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~4 days
Hospitalisation: ~7 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~21 days recommended
Total stay: approx 32 days
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