What is instrumentation in spinal surgery?
Instrumentation includes implants such as rods, plates, screws, interbody devices, cages and hooks. Implanted instrumentation immediately stabilizes the spine after surgery to add strength and help maintain proper alignment while fusion occurs.
What is considered spinal instrumentation?
Spinal instrumentation, also known as spinal implants, devices or hardware, uses surgical procedures to implant titanium, titanium-alloy, stainless steel, or non-metallic devices into the spine. Instrumentation provides a permanent solution to spinal instability.
What is posterior spinal instrumentation?
A posterior instrumented fusion involves the placement of screws and rods. This can be done for interbody fusion or for deformity surgery such as scoliosis or kyphosis. With this procedure, innovative technology can be utilized which allows your surgeon to visualize the placement of hardware during the procedure.
What is anterior instrumentation?
Anterior interbody cages are devices that are made to be inserted into the lumbar disc space through an anterior (from the front) approach. They can be made of allograft bone, titanium, or carbon/PEEK (radiolucent cages).
Can you have spinal fusion without instrumentation?
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy with Fusion, without Instrumentation. Following a posterior lumbar laminectomy, bone grafts can be used for fusing vertebrae to stabilize and support the spine.
Can hardware move after spinal fusion?
They are made to be long lasting and resist breaking. Though it is unlikely, it is possible for spine hardware to break after an operation for several reasons. If the patient experiences an acute injury (such as a car accident injury), the implanted hardware may break, or move out of its proper place.
Why do they go through your stomach for back surgery?
What is an ALIF? An ALIF is a spinal operation where the spine is approached from the front rather than from the back. It is performed through the abdomen, usually with the assistance of a vascular surgeon to move the major blood vessels out of the way. The disc is removed and pressure on the nerves can be relieved.
How long does it take to walk after spinal surgery?
You’ll be encouraged to walk and move around the day after surgery and it’s likely you’ll be discharged 1 to 4 days afterwards. It will take about 4 to 6 weeks for you to reach your expected level of mobility and function (this will depend on the severity of your condition and symptoms before the operation).
What instruments are used in spinal surgery?
Curettes
What is Sis in instrumentation?
SIS is composed of several Safety Functions (SIF).
What is posterior segmental instrumentation?
Posterior segmental spinal instrumentation (PSSI) with posterolateral decompression and debulking for metastatic thoracic and lumbar spine disease. Limitations of the technique. Twenty-five patients with metastatic thoracic and lumbar spine disease were initially treated by the authors with posterolateral debridement and decompression, along with posterior segmental spinal instrumentation.
What are some alternatives to spinal fusion?
Spine Deformity that needs to be corrected, examples are severe scoliosis or kyphosis. Trauma that causes a fracture or dislocation of the spine will probably need a fusion. Tumor or other destructive process requires fusion. Excessive motion or “Instability” after previous surgery. An example of “instability” is a nonunion of a fusion.