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Dynamic fusion Focus ORIGINAL ARTICLE “Dynamic fusion” in lumbar spine degenerative disorders Mid-term results P. Wendsche Spinal Unit of the Trauma Hospital (Úrazová nemocnice), Department of Traumatology, Masar yk University Brno, Czech Republic, Ponávka 6, CZ 66250 Brno, Czech Republic - Tel/Fax +420 545538276 - E-mail: p.wendsche@unbr.cz INTRODUCTION in degenerative lumbar spine disorders using the Isolock® device, Dynamic stabilization for lumbar degenerative disorders has and later with Isobar® and Aladyn® devices as well. become very popular in the last few years. One of the basic The following medical course of a female patient with lumbar disc concepts of the pedicle-screw based system is the reduction of pathology influenced our perspective: the stiffness of the implants to allow load sharing between the Case 1: In 2000 a 49-year-old female underwent surgery for L5 disc instrumentation system and the functional spine (movement) unit in degeneration. In this period we were included in an international order to prevent an adjacent segment syndrome, bone lysis around multicenter study using PROSPACE®-PLIF implants to achieve anterior the screws, and/or an upper facet impingement syndrome. The fusion. Our technique in this study was to apply the implant as a stand- basic biomechanical requirements for this philosophy
ArgoSpine News & Journal – Springer Journals
Published: Sep 1, 2010
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