{"id":32,"date":"2022-02-02T06:47:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2022-03-04T01:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:27:45","slug":"artificial-disc-replacement-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/artificial-disc-replacement-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial disc replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da9c351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da9c351\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e6ceb5 welcome-page-title\" data-id=\"16e6ceb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dbebe9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52dbebe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading 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.elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tFind out more about cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ee00ba3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ee00ba3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21316b34 sidebar-left\" data-id=\"21316b34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"553ca6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-k-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-72\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e5ca70 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21e5ca70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Koef-k-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71\" alt=\"Left part of K\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ad5166 content-column\" data-id=\"17ad5166\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f8bffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f8bffd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-492f4167\" data-id=\"492f4167\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bec00f1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bec00f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial disc replacement key points<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15759c2d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15759c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Artificial disc replacement involves removing a damaged or worn out spinal disc and replacing it with a man-made artificial disc.<\/li><li>Spine surgeons can replace spinal discs in your neck (cervical) and back (lumbar) with artificial ones.<\/li><li>Modern technology and engineering have made this a safe, effective operation and tens of thousands of patients around the world have had this type of surgery.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c88543b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c88543b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c98ddd0\" data-id=\"7c98ddd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3505b3ba seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3505b3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"spinal-fusion-types\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial disc replacement Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce3b9d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bce3b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The spine surgeon said artificial disc replacement. What exactly is that?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6b5e36 ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6b5e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This involves completely removing the damaged or worn out disc in your spine and replacing it with an artificial one made of titanium and medical grade plastics. These artificial discs are wedged between your spinal bones by the spine surgeon. The new disc then moves and behaves like a normal spinal disc.\u00a0<\/p><p>A lot of high-tech engineering from around the world goes into making these artificial spinal discs. Modern designs are very good.<\/p><p>At this stage, stem cell technology to regrow natural discs without the need for an artificial one or a spinal fusion is many years off, despite the media hype.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d945bcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d945bcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e317acf\" data-id=\"2e317acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b034d23 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b034d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial spinal disc replacement surgery Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420019e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420019e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it successful?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b48d85 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b48d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many tens of thousands of patients around the world who have had artificial spinal disc replacement surgery and are very happy with the results.\u00a0<\/p><p>The technology is now very good, and the surgical procedure for implanting them is routine for many surgeons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a03d52d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a03d52d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-4323c3c6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4323c3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-white-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44ec710 quote-text-column\" data-id=\"44ec710\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d8235b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d8235b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, the biggest factor determining success for artificial disc surgery is the decision making process. There are many things to weigh up when deciding whether to use an artificial disc or not. This decision making process is key and I will spend time weighing up all the factors, including your age, your scan results, your symptoms, the quality of life you want to live and the level of activity you want to maintain.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57abd868 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle quote-img-box elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"57abd868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120\" alt=\"Dr Alex Koefman | Brain and Spinal Surgeon Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-285d1ed8 animated-image-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_blik24hsl1 seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dbd4591 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dbd4591\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-120beaca\" data-id=\"120beaca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684bd85b ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"684bd85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a famous quote in surgery: \u201cSuccess is 20% physical skill and 80% decision making skill.\u201d It is very true.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b0baf5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b0baf5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3515f320\" data-id=\"3515f320\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2010e5 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f2010e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial disc replacement surgery risks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b50092 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b50092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it safe?  <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c0cbe ul-bottom-margin elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-unfold\" data-id=\"45c0cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-unfold.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tp-unfold-wrapper plus663701015df21 tp-ca-center \" data-id=\"plus663701015df21\"  data-content_a_source=\"content\" data-con_pos=\"default\" data-icon-position=\"tp_ic_pos_before\" data-readmore=\"Read More\" data-readless=\"Read Less\" data-readmore-icon=\"\" data-readless-icon=\"\"  data-transition-duration=\"200\" data-content-max-height=\"150\" data-content-max-height-t=\"100\" data-content-max-height-m=\"100\"  ><div class=\"tp-unfold-title\"><\/div><div class=\"tp-unfold-description\" ><div class=\"tp-unfold-description-inner\"><p>Yes, in experienced hands it is safe.<\/p><p>Modern technology and computer-guided systems have made this a safe and effective operation in the 21st century. Engineers from around the world continue to push the limits of this technology to help further improve this operation for your benefit.<\/p><p>With all this in mind, the main risks related to artificial disc replacement surgery are:<\/p><ul><li>The operation may not work<strong>;<\/strong> you may continue to have the symptoms despite the surgery. This is now quite rare.<\/li><li>The artificial disc may break, move, or fail<strong>.<\/strong> Modern engineering has made this very rare.<\/li><li>Bleeding<strong>;<\/strong> this rarely causes a problem.<\/li><li>Infection; this is rare in modern surgical practice:<ul><li>Antibiotics. When these were invented in the 1940s, surgery was utterly transformed.<\/li><li>Proper skin care during and after surgery. Healthy skin is a vital barrier to infection: \u2018If you look after the skin, the skin will look after you!\u2019<\/li><li>Shorter surgery. While there is no cut-off point, it is well recognised that the more efficient the surgery, and the less time is taken, the lower the risk.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>General risk of the anaesthetic like clots in the legs, clots in the lungs, urinary tract infections, skin injuries from being on a bed for a long time, and heart or kidney problems. Modern anaesthetic medicine makes many of these risks very low.<\/li><\/ul><p>I am committed to getting the best possible result for you and minimising the risks, which I will explain to you in detail. This also includes keeping regular contact with you during the recovery phase.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tp-unfold-last-toggle center\"><button class=\"tp-unfold-toggle \"> Read More <\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d52e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"63d52e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion   \" id=\"accordion663701016cfc0\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion663701016cfc0\" data-connection=\"\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-heightlight-text    role=\"tablist\" > \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1041\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1041\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Are there long term side effects?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1041\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1041\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Generally, there are little if any long term artificial disc replacement side effects.<\/p><p>The reason artificial disc technology was first invented in the 1960\u2019s and then refined in the 2000\u2019s was to try to reduce the long term complications of spinal fusion surgery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Often <a href=\"\/spinal-fusion-surgeon-brisbane\/\">spinal fusion<\/a> is the right procedure for a patient to have. Not everyone should have an artificial disc. There are many factors to consider, including your symptoms, your examination findings, scan results and lifestyle. I will work through all of this with you during an appointment. <a href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact my team<\/a> if you would like to make a booking.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1042\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1042\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Is it common?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1042\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1042\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>It is one of the most common spinal surgery techniques in Australia and indeed the world. There are tens of thousands of artificial disc replacements that have been performed around the world.<\/p><p>I perform this in both the neck and back.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1043\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1043\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Will I be back to normal again?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1043\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1043\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>I perform this as keyhole surgery so recovery is quite short, often a few days to 1 week or so. 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Both the neck or lower back, depending where the artificial disc is to be placed, is appraised from the front.<\/p><p>The tissues are gently dissected free to expose the front of the spine. The spinal disc in question is then completely removed. Now the surgeon is literally looking at an empty space between two spinal bones. If they are performing a fusion, then a permanent space gets placed. If they are performing an artificial disc replacement then the artificial disc device is inserted into the space.<\/p><p>The artificial disc is not screwed into place, as this would prevent the disc from allowing the spine to move properly. Instead, it has multiple small teeth in its top and bottom surface that grip into the bone and prevent it from slipping over the ensuing years.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1045\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1045\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Will it hurt?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1045\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1045\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Surprisingly not much. The beauty of this type of spinal surgery is there is very little injury to your spine overall. It is a true keyhole operation.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d24d30b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d24d30b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59b02c3a\" data-id=\"59b02c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f00f73 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f00f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternatives to disc replacement surgery<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11af6dd9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11af6dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if I don't have surgery?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea3811e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea3811e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This depends on what you are having the surgery for. I will discuss the option of no surgery with you.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2359873c quote-box-2-col elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2359873c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f244a6 quote-emblem-column\" data-id=\"61f244a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ec952 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45ec952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617663c8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"617663c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57125c8b quote-text-column\" data-id=\"57125c8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a74758 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a74758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are there any other good options?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ea754 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ea754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There certainly are. I will go through these with you when I see you and assess your condition, scans and lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-786747fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"786747fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-277c0ac5\" data-id=\"277c0ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7cf3c1 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a7cf3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial disc replacement recovery time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784ef132 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"784ef132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can and can't I do afterwards?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101a2937 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101a2937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recovery is fairly quick. It is very common however to stay 1 or 2 nights in hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b333cb1 quote-box-2-col elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b333cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc2657 quote-emblem-column\" data-id=\"adc2657\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8f272d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b8f272d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522b2972 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"522b2972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c54ecf6 quote-text-column\" data-id=\"1c54ecf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483cc735 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"483cc735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To get the best result you need to commit to a full recovery period. Recovery is like compound interest; if you do the time, you&#8217;ll get the best result. If you shortchange yourself and bail out early you will miss out on significant benefits long term.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed021ff elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle quote-img-box elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2ed021ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120\" alt=\"Dr Alex Koefman | Brain and Spinal Surgeon Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23556a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23556a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But this does not mean you will be just resting during the recovery. I will encourage you to be as active as possible. It is very important to get your confidence back as soon as possible, and you will be surprised how much you are allowed to do straight after surgery.\u00a0<\/p><p>I will take you through all this specific to your case when I see you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12a810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"a12a810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion   \" id=\"accordion663701017c8f7\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion663701017c8f7\" data-connection=\"\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-heightlight-text    role=\"tablist\" > \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">What will the scar look like?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>The scar for this type of surgery heals very well. I have performed it on people who work on TV. They are very happy with the appearance. In about 3 months it will be a struggle to even see it.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Are there stitches to remove?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1682\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>There is a small cosmetic suture to remove at one week mark. I will do this in my rooms. All the arrangements will be made for you.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1683\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1683\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">How long will I be off work?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" 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L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-1684\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1684\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Physiotherapy is very useful to loosen up your muscles after surgery. I will liaise directly with your own physio (if you have one) to ensure we achieve the best outcome possible.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20523609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20523609\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f234445\" data-id=\"6f234445\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff2b87f seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ff2b87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40daf7c3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40daf7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What else do I need to know?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40347a84 ol-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40347a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you would like me to assess you and your condition please <a href=\"\/contact\/\">contact my team<\/a>\u00a0to book an appointment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d3c033 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d3c033\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e6f02b\" data-id=\"58e6f02b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6801604f appointment-block-heading elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6801604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to make an appointment?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element 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(QNS).\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a2289\" data-id=\"2a9a2289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c88bc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c88bc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b5c6348\" data-id=\"2b5c6348\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f04c043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f04c043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2a3128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2a3128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ramsay Specialist Centre<br \/>Suite 325<br \/>Newdegate St<br \/>Greenslopes QLD 4120<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39813533\" data-id=\"39813533\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6746ceec\" data-id=\"6746ceec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42334d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e42334d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/#email-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send an email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a6cea0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46a6cea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All contact 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6416efac\" data-id=\"6416efac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52771cd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52771cd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-656d5f12\" data-id=\"656d5f12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ee76 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ee76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related treatments<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d785c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d785c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f86d5c\" data-id=\"30f86d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdac07e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cdac07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/spinal-fusion-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Spinal fusion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac4d6e1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ac4d6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Disc replacement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1e887a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f1e887a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/plif-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PLIF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660bd5c0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"660bd5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/alif-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ALIF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbaafeb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7dbaafeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/tlif-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TLIF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b7f0c6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79b7f0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/acdf-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ACDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ee561c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10ee561c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/microdiscectomy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Microdiscectomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa8eac9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fa8eac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/spinal-decompression-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Spinal decompression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7fddf2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c7fddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/cervical-laminectomy-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Cervical laminectomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a00c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a00c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e8024a8 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"6e8024a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65d2f69c\" data-id=\"65d2f69c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14126c8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14126c8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-588caac2\" data-id=\"588caac2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3267a638 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3267a638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share this page with your loved ones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c133b3 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"56c133b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn 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