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About Dr. Betancourt
About Dr. Betancourt
About Dr. Betancourt
Dr. Alejandro Betancourt has been practicing neurosurgery in the Rio Grande Valley for more than 20 years. He specializes in both minimally invasive and open surgical approaches to complex spine surgery. Most patients eventually experience complete symptom relief without resorting to any invasive surgical procedure.
When surgery is occasionally required, minimally invasive approaches to surgery including posterior TLIF, anterior ALIF, lateral DLIF and percutaneous and robot navigated pedicle screw insertion spare and respect the normal muscle and tissue of the back resulting in better short and long term outcomes for patients. MIS sacroiliac joint fusion, with SI-BONE offers excellent outcomes to an under diagnosed condition generating intractable low back pain.
Conditions
About Dr. Betancourt
About Dr. Betancourt
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Arthritis of the Spine
- Adjacent Segment Disease
- Back Pain
- Brain Aneurysms
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Chronic Headaches
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Discogenic Low Back Pain
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Herniated Disc
- Hydrocephalus
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Meningiomas
- Neck Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sciatica & Sciatic Nerve Pain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Fracture
- Spinal Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
Treatment Options
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Treatment Options
If surgery is necessary, Dr. Betancourt offers minimally invasive (MIS) and complex spine surgical options for the cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine and sacroiliac joint.
- Computer Navigation Surgery
- Microdiscectomy or Spinal Decompression with Minimally Invasive Tubular Retraction (MITR)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Procedures
- Intrathecal Pump Placement
- Kyphoplasty
- MIS Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
- Percutaneous Techniques
- Robotic Surgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Laser Ablation
- More extensive surgical approaches for complex deformity, spinal infections, spinal trauma/fractures and spinal tumors when required.