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2. Spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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   For example, in a randomized controlled trial of Swedish adults with spinal stenosis, after 2 and 5 years, there were no significant clinical benefits of lumbar fusion in combination with decompression surgery in comparison to decompression surgery alone. The study enrolled 247 patients from 2006 to 2012 and further found increased medical ...

3. TOPS System - Wikipedia

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   Premia Spine received FDA approval to start an IDE trial of the TOPS System with 300 to 500 patients across up to 40 U.S. centers, randomizing participants into TOPS (67%) or fusion (33%) arms. The trial aims to compare the efficacy of TOPS versus TLIF in stabilizing one lumbar level (L2-L5) after decompression in patients with moderate lumbar ...

4. Halo-gravity traction device - Wikipedia

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   Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, [1] [2] congenital spine deformities, cervical instability, basilar invagination, and kyphosis. [3] It is used prior to surgical treatment to reduce the difficulty of the following surgery and the need for a more dangerous surgery.

5. Vertebral augmentation - Wikipedia

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   The corresponding average adjusted costs for kyphoplasty patients were $15,117 and $41,339. There were no significant differences in adjusted costs in the first 9 months postsurgery, but kyphoplasty patients were associated with significantly lower adjusted treatment costs by 6.8–7.9% in the remaining periods through two years postsurgery." [32]

6. Bone grafting - Wikipedia

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   Bone graft procedures consist of more than just the surgery itself. The complete three-month total cost of a complex posterolateral lumbar spine fusion bone graft supplemented with graft extenders ranges from a mean of approximately US$33,860 to US$37,227. [33] This price includes all visits in and out of the hospital for three months.

7. Management of scoliosis - Wikipedia

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   For spinal fusion surgery on AIS cases, with instrumentation attached using pedicle screws, complication rates were reported in 2011 as transient neurological injuries between 0% to 1.5%, a pedicle fracture rate of 0.24%, screw malposition assessed by radiography at 1.5%, 6% when assessed by CT scans though these patients were asymptomatic not ...