A new era of motion-preserving spinal procedures
Your doctor can now treat most degenerative spinal conditions with motion surgery.
For decades, spinal fusion was the only answer for patients suffering from arm pain, leg pain, back pain, spasms, and other degenerative spinal conditions. Today, a new era of motion surgery is here.
For decades, spinal fusion was the only answer for patients suffering from arm pain, leg pain, back pain, spasms, and other degenerative spinal conditions. Today, a new era of motion surgery is here.
Common Spine Pathologies
Whether from an old injury or age-related degeneration, there are many causes of neck and back pain. Here is a list of the most common spine conditions that frequently require surgical treatment.
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Spinal Stenosis
- Disc Herniation or Rupture
- Spinal Arthritis, Stiffness or Instability
- Abnormal Spinal Curvature
Procedure innovation
A New Era of Motion Preservation
Did you know that many spinal conditions can be treated with simple, outpatient motion surgeries using no implants at all? In other cases, implants are now available to reconstruct spinal motion segments, restoring natural function and eliminate the underlying causes of spinal disease and pain. In this new era of motion preservation, fusion is now a last resort, not the primary procedure. Why fuse when you can replace?
Endoscopic Decompression
These high-tech procedures use a specialized camera and instruments to surgically correct certain spinal diseases through a small port, avoiding tissue trauma.
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Cervical Disc Replacements
Many FDA-approved products are now available to replace one or more damaged discs, relieving arm, neck, and upper back pain without eliminating mobility.
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Lumbar Disc Replacement
Two disc replacements are FDA approved and marketed in the US: ProDisc and Activ-L. These products are indicated for degenerative disc disease without nerve impingment.
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Facet Replacement
For patients with a normal disc suffering from instability or facet degeneration, FDA recently approved a new facet replacement treatment option from Premia Spine called TOPS.
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Lumbar Total Joint Replacement
3Spine has developed the first total joint for the low back, replacing the function of the disc and facet joint while preserving motion and balance. MOTUS is currently in US clinical trials.
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Dynamic Tethering
For scoliosis curves in growing kids and now certain spinal instabilities, it may be possible to internally brace the spine using flexible cords or tethers, without completely eliminating motion.
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