Instrumentation Surgery Using SPINE System® for Spinal Disorders

Instrumentation in spinal surgery.

As a result of rapid advances in the field of spinal instrumentation, the surgeon today has at his disposal many well-designed implants, such as pedicle screws, hooks, rods, plates, and interbody fusion devices. Many of these implants are modular and are used in combination, such as hooks and screws attached to rods, allowing the surgeon flexibility in selecting the appropriate implants to meet...

Spinal Anesthesia for Lower Level Spine Surgery

New Trends in Instrumentation and Complex Techniques in Spine Surgery

1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00181 Rome, Italy 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy 3Department of Neurosurgery, Civil Hospital of Alessandria, 15121 Alessandria, Italy 4Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Imperial College, Charing Cross Hospital, London SW72AZ, UK 5Department of Neurosurgery, K...

New Horizons in Spinal Surgery: Spine Arthroplasty

Background: Degenerative primary osteoarthritis is one of the commonest causes of pain in peripheral joints. This is commonly seen in the knee and hip joints. Replacement of these worn out joints is now the established treatment, which gives stable pain free mobile joints. Arthrodesis or fusion of worn out joints is now rarely performed. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is a common cause...

Tadpole system as new lumbar spinal instrumentation

BACKGROUND There have been reports of serious complications associated with pedicle screw fixation, including nerve root injuries caused by accidental screw insertion. We have developed a new system of lumbar spinal instrumentation that we call Tadpole system. The purposes of this report were to show the results of a biomechanical study and the short-term outcome of a clinical study, as well as...