Bioactive titan cage Implaspin in treatment of degenerative disease of the cervcal spine--the results from 2007 till 2008

Chir Narzadow Ruchu Ortop Pol. 2010 Jan-Feb;75(1):69-73.

Abstract

The authors present results of surgical treatment of cervical spine degenerative disease via Implaspin biotitanium replacement. Surgery was indicated for a group of 24 patients with symptoms of cervical spondylogenic myelopathy or the irritation decay root syndrome non-reacting to conservative treatment. Pre-surgery X-ray and MRI examinations showed spinal canal stenosis caused by the intervertebral disk osteochondrosis combined with prolapse or dorsal osteophytes. Clinical problems of the group of patients were evaluated through the JOA classification before surgery and during the 2nd, the 6th and month 12th after surgery. The surgery rate of success was evaluated in percentages during post-surgery examinations that took place in the 12th month. Based on the JOA classification, that rate of success falls into the good surgery results zone. The post-surgery X-ray examinations showed two sank replacements by 1/3 of its height into the surrounding vertebral bodies. In these cases we performed the control MRI. No signs of the new spinal compression were found and the spinal canal was free in the operated site. Based on our short-term experiences, the Implaspin bioactive replacement seems to be a suitable alternative to the other types of replacements designed for intervertebral fusion in the lower cervical spine area.

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Plates*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Recovery of Function
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery
  • Spinal Fusion / instrumentation
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Titanium*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Titanium