The Spine Clinic of Metropolitan General manages and covers the full spectrum of spinal disorders, from the occipitocervical region to the sacrococcygeal spine. The Clinic is staffed by specialized Spine Surgeons with extensive experience in Spine Centers in Greece and abroad (USA, Canada, and Europe). The Clinic’s goal is to provide high-quality medical care in accordance with international standards.
The Spine Clinic approaches spinal pathology therapeutically using all conventional as well as modern minimally invasive techniques (Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Techniques), tailoring each case individually, while the surgical team is supported by distinguished specialists from various disciplines (Neurologists, Physiatrists, Physiotherapists, Neurophysiologists, Psychologists, Orthotists – Spine Multidisciplinary Approach), as in leading international reference centers, covering the entire spectrum and implications of spinal diseases.
The Spine Clinic of Metropolitan General operates as a Spine Center with three main areas of focus: scoliosis, spinal trauma, and oncology.
Scoliosis management
Scoliosis (idiopathic adolescent and adult) is managed in the Clinic using all modern techniques, with or without the use of robotic technology and neuronavigation. The Clinic’s staff, with extensive specialization and experience in this field, actively participates in scientific meetings in Greece and abroad, as well as in conservative monitoring programs for scoliosis and kyphosis and preventive programs/school screening, in addition to technically demanding surgical management of these deformities, whether idiopathic or adult/degenerative.
Spinal injuries
At the same time, the Clinic follows all current international protocols for spinal and spinal cord trauma, aiming at immediate, rapid restoration and stabilization of injuries, where indicated, within hours, to facilitate early mobilization and rehabilitation of patients with these complex injuries.
The Clinic provides 24-hour coverage for all complex spinal injuries, from the occipitocervical and upper cervical spine to the sacral region. Metropolitan General is one of the few hospitals that offers cutting-edge technology and infrastructure that meets international standards for the management of such cases.
Spinal tumors
Spinal tumors, both primary and metastatic, constitute a specialized field within Spine Surgery. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach requires coordinated multidisciplinary collaboration. Their management also requires specific training and experience.
The Clinic, prioritizing proper oncological strategy and patients’ quality of life, fully covers this spectrum with a variety of surgical techniques (en bloc tumor resections and combined approaches, kyphoplasty, stabilization techniques, or palliative procedures).
Conditions treated
- Spinal deformities
- Scoliosis in children, adolescents, and adults
- Kyphosis (juvenile and adult)
- Spinal injuries/fractures
- Osteoporotic fractures (vertebral compression fractures)
- Pathological spinal fractures
- Spinal tumors (benign, primary, and metastatic)
- Spinal stenosis
- Myelopathy (cervical, thoracic)
- Degenerative spine disease
- Low back pain / thoracic pain / neck pain / sciatica
- Spondylolisthesis
- Post-traumatic spinal deformities
- Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS)
- Iatrogenic spinal instability
- Cervical disc disease
- Lumbar disc disease / intervertebral disc herniation
- Congenital syndromes
- Paralytic scoliosis
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Spondylitis and spondylodiscitis