SPINAL FUSION: Current Concepts 2008

Spinal Fusion 2008Posterior fusionTLIFPLIFIntertransverse ProcessAnterior fusion360 fusionXLIFAxiaLIF

Spinal Fusion 2008Fixation devices:Pedicle ScrewsFacet screwsTransfacetpedicle screwsBiomechanically equivalent to pedicle screws

Spinal fusion 2008Interbody devices:Titanium cagesPeek cagesAllograftSTALIFSynfix

SPINAL FUSION 2008Bone graft substitutes:InfuseActifuseCortossOsteocelStem cells

SPINAL FUSION 2008Disadvantages:Adjacent segment degeneration (ASD)NonunionCollateral damage

SPINAL FUSION 2008Dynamic stabilization:DynesisDTO implantStabilmax NZPeek rodsAgile rodsIsobar rodsHybrid rodsDDS

SPINAL FUSION 2008Dynamic stabilization:DIAMWALLIS CoflexX-Stop

SPINAL FUSION 2008Artificial disc replacementCharite`Pro-DiscMaverick

SPINAL FUSION 2008Minimally invasive surgery:XLIFAxiaLIFSextantViperLuxor

SPINAL FUSION 2008Facet replacement systemsImpliant, TOPSArchus, TFASFacet solutions, AFRS

SPINAL FUSION 2008Facet replacement systemsAFRS

SPINAL FUSION 2008Dynamic stabilizationStabilimax NZDecreases the neutral zone in destabilized spines while maintaining max possible ROMDual spring design

SPINAL FUSION 2008Facet replacement systemsArchus, TFAS

SPINAL FUSION 2008Dynamic stabilizationDynesis

SPINAL FUSION 2008DIAMSpine stabilization systemSpinal stenosisDDD