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Spine Surgery Devices

Damage to the vertebrae, ligaments, or discs of the vertebral column can result in spinal injuries. The higher the injury on the vertebral column, the greater the effect of the injury, as it is closer to the brain. Surgical procedures can be used to treat such injuries. However, surgeries do not treat damage, but they can reduce deformity, relieve pain, and aid in spine alignment (if fractured). The surgical instruments that are required are determined by the surgeon's treatment approach.

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, the United States had approximately 17,700 new cases of spinal cord injury in 2018, with approximately 288,000 people living with a spinal cord injury. As a result, an increase in the number of spinal cord injuries would increase the demand for more surgeries with Spine Surgery Devices.

Types of Spine Surgery Devices-

·        Spinal Fusion

·        Instrumented and Non-Instrumented Spinal Fusion

·        Cervical Fusion

·        Interbody Fusion

·        Lumbar Fusion

·        Fracture Repair Devices

·        Arthroplasty Devices

·        Non – fusion Devices

Spinal instrumentation, also known as spinal implants, devices, or hardware, involves the surgical placement of titanium, titanium-alloy, stainless steel, or nonmetallic devices in the spine. Instrumentation offers a long-term solution to spinal instability. Medical implants of various types, shapes, and sizes are available to treat spinal disorders in people of all ages.

Examples of Spinal Implants- Plates, Screws for pedicles, Cages that expand, Discs made of plastic, Rods, Connectors, Devices for interspinous stabilisation (designed to fit between your spinous processes in the back of your spine), Tethering of the vertebral body, Fixation devices for the sacroiliac (SI) joint, Interbody implants (cage-like structures that support bones, either between bones or in place of them, while new bone growth occurs through and around them)

With Spine Surgery Devices, Spinal fusion is a procedure that involves the use of a bone graft to cause two opposing bony surfaces to grow together. Arthrodesis is the medical term for spinal fusion. During the primary surgical procedure, bone graft can be taken from the patient (referred to as autologous or allograft bone) or harvested from other people (termed allograft bone). Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) is another option for some patients undergoing lumbar (low back) spine surgery (BMP). BMP stimulates the growth of new bone.

Instrumentation is used during spinal fusion to help maintain spinal stability while also facilitating bone fusion. These procedures are used to restore spine stability, treat spinal deformity (such as scoliosis), and bridge space created by removing a spinal element (e.g., an intervertebral disc) during a spinal decompression procedure. Both procedures work in tandem to immobilise the affected spinal level (s). This does not necessarily imply that the patient is immobile (eg, bend over). Many patients report feeling more mobile as a result of spinal fusion surgery because their pain has been reduced or eliminated.