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Archives of General Internal Medicine

ISSN: 2591-7951

Volume 2

BREAST CANCER, GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN HEALTH

ORTHOPEDICS AND RHEUMATOLOGY

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Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C3-009

LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY: A REVIEW OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS

Philippe Lauweryns

and

Michiel Vande Kerckhove

STZH Hospital, Belgium

his presentation is a keynote lecture and review of surgical techniques in the lumbar spine. Indications and complications

of microdiscectomy are discussed. Lumbar fusion is the golden standard surgical technique for incapacitating back pain.

Different techniques, indications and complications are discussed. Lumbar disc prosthesis as an alternative technique is evaluated.

More recent improvements in technology are presented, with regards to biomaterials and composite materials. Kyphoplasty is

discussed, as well as 3D printing and patient specific implants. Techniques of disc nucleus prosthesis are evaluated, as well as

new evolutions in biologics and bone graft substitutes such as P-15 or I factor. More recently faster fusion has been achieved with

the use of interbody fusion cages with surface coating technology, such as ultra-thin titanium coating. Finally, posterior dynamic

stabilization is discussed, as well as global set- up in operating rooms with specialized spinale frames. The main author presents a

comprehensive overview and review based on his personal experience as a full- time spine surgeon since more than 20 years and

based on literature and personal research.