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Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 25 6:28am | Replies (24)
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@solom174 I disagree with you regarding surgical techniques and instrumentation. I had stainless steel implanted in spine in 1990. At the time it was gold standard. That changed with the advent of titanium which is stronger. And they now have artificial discs to replace bad ones which were not available back then. It’s unfortunate your outcome was not ideal, in your eyes but it might also be diagnostic for the surgeon. A less invasive and potentially less traumatic procedure was not successful. You then move onto the procedure that would typically fall in line. Surgeons are all different and the more experienced they are the better outcome you’ll have.
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As I said there have been improvements around the surgical techniques, the implant material also being one of them but the material's improvement is not a surgical technique. The issue is fusion as a surgical technique is very old and not ideal. Also FYI my neurosurgeon is one of the most experienced currently and is a sought after authority among neuro and ortho spine surgeons. That did not of itself guarantee me a better outcome. I think it is incumbent on spine surgeons to push the envelope not only of research on spinal cord injury and regeneration which seems to be the focus, but also on surgical techniques that innovate and minimize impact on patient - the body does not like heavy interventions and they should be minimized.