Orthopaedic Services and Procedures

OPERATIVE PROCEDURES

• Intrathecal Pump Implant

A spinal pump is round and about the size of a hockey puck. During the surgery, it will be placed under the fat in your abdomen or buttock, and then a catheter will run from the pump to the thecal sac (the area around your spinal cord that's filled with cerebrospinal fluid). Generally, this is an outpatient surgery that takes just one to two hours, so you should be able to go home the same day.