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A plastic or titanium device may be placed between the vertebra to maintain spine alignment and disc height. The types of interbody fusion are: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) – the disc is accessed from an anterior abdominal incision; Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) – the disc is accessed from a posterior incision
Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion (iPLIF) is a common spinal fusion surgical technique for addressing low back pain resulting from degenerative lumbar spine disorders. [1] It involves fusion of two or more levels utilizing screws, rods, and an interbody graft.
This exciting and immediately available new product substantially strengthens Spine Wave’s posterior interbody fusion offering and is expected to be a meaningful Spine Wave growth catalyst. The Exceed® Biplanar Expandable Interbody Device is an ideal device for TLIF and PLIF procedures.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine with a discectomy, followed by inter-vertebral fusion to stabilize the corresponding vertebrae. [1] This procedure is used when other non-surgical treatments ...
In 2004, the humanitarian device exemption was extended as an alternative to autograft for posterolateral fusion. [11] In 2002, rhBMP-2 (Infuse; Medtronic ) was approved for anterior lumbar interbody fusions (ALIFs) with a lumbar fusion device. [ 11 ]
Website. nuvasive.com. NuVasive, Inc. is a medical devices company based in San Diego, California. Founded in 1997, it primarily develops medical devices and procedures for minimally invasive spine surgery. NuVasive's products include software systems for surgical planning and monitoring, access instruments, and implantable hardware.
Total disc replacement(TDR), or artificial disc replacement(ADR), is a type of arthroplastyin which degenerated intervertebral discsin the vertebral columnare replaced with artificial disc implants in the lumbar (lower) or cervical (upper) spine. The procedure is used to treat chronic, severe low back painand cervical pain resulting from ...
Failed Back Syndrome (abbreviated as FBS) is a condition characterized by chronic pain following back surgeries. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The term "post-laminectomy syndrome" is sometimes used by doctors to indicate the same condition as failed back syndrome. [ 3 ] Many factors can contribute to the onset or development of FBS, including residual or ...