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Patients who suffer from spinal stenosis syndrome indicated on one or two levels are ideal candidates for interspinous implants. After conservative methods of treatment fail, the treating of these patients is continued surgically. Interspinous implant overcomes the therapeutic gap between conservative and aggressive surgical methods of treatment and enables remission of patients discomfort along with minimal surgical risks. Main indications for coflex interspinous implant are: radiographically confirmed moderate to severe stenosis of the spinal canal with clinical signs of neurogenic claudication and/or foraminal stenosis syndrome caused by a degenerative process on the spine. Coflex implant is indicated to 1 or 2 levels in the region of L1 to S1.
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Spine Surgery CroatiaBlok Vladimira Nazora 632100 VinkovciCroatia
Cell: +385958056797Mail: [email protected]
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Coflex implant for spinal stenosis
If you’re tired of the numbness, weakness, tingling or burning sensation and the chronic pain of
lumbar spinal stenosis, there is some encouraging news. Advances in medical technology and newinvestigative devices may offer new hope.
One such investigational device is coflex®—a dynamic stabilization implant designed to create
spinal stability while working to return your spine to a state that more closely resembles its normalphysiology.
A paradigm shift from fusion to non-fusion is not a conceptual exercise. The gap in the treatmentcontinuum from conservative care to fusion is being filled with early-stage technologies such asinterspinous stabilization. The success of these technologies will evolve through surgeon driven,indication specific solutions for the clinical problems faced in the surgeon’s daily practice.
Non-fusion procedures will allow for the spine to restabilize toward its natural biomechanical
state, allow for rebalancing of the spinal segment, restoring natural anatomical function, andperhaps lead to some degree of "re-healing". These procedures will fill the large gap in thetreatment continuum while being reversible and delaying a permanent surgical procedure such asa spinal fusion. Intraoperative instability after decompression can be stabilized by interspinousdevices. If late instability is projected, interspinous stabilization may prevent this.Interspinous stabilization with coflex is ideal in cases of facet arthrosis and all relateddecompressive procedures. Implantation of coflex allows for segmental stabilization, controllingmotion.
Spine Surgery CroatiaBlok Vladimira Nazora 632100 VinkovciCroatia
Cell: +385958056797Mail: [email protected]
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Specific IndicationFor patients who fail conservative treatment, but who are not candidates for a completelaminectomy or an irreversible procedure such as fusion, functional interspinous implants are theanswer.
Main indication:Radiographically confirmed moderate to severe stenosis with neural element compromise resultingin claudication and/or radicular symptoms isolated to 1 or 2 levels, in the region of L1 to L5 with orwithout concomitant low back pain including conditions such as stable grade 1 spondylolisthesis.Interspinous stabilization is performed after microsurgical decompression of stenosis at theaffected level(s). The coflex™ implant may also be used in up to 2 lumbar motion segmentsadjacent to fused level(s).
