Greatings fellow sufferers!
I have just found this (UK) web site explaining the (MASS) 'Minimal Access Spinal Surgery' procedures, by Dr. Khai Lam.
I have not seen it before, and whilst it is 'not' offering the 'superior' (MISS) 'Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery' procedures, or the (MIS) procedure offered by Mr. Ian Harding in Bristol, it 'could' offer patients who require 'fusion' or other similar plates and rods or cages, the possibility of a lot less 'collateral damage' than standard fusion and instrimented fusion techniques.
I find the presentation refreshing, because apart from The Spinal Foundation, it is the only other medical site that states the truth about 'failed back syndrome'.
[url]Incorrrectly diagnosed spinal cases cause 'failed back surgery syndrome'.[/url] 
See what you think! 
All the best
SPINELF
Very interesting that someone, a surgeon!, has chosen to make this clear on his website, Three Cheers!
Thanks for posting,