Re:Any Artificial Disc receipients?

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken. I am questioning why they want to access the lumbar site anteriorly;

the lumbar area is easily reached through the back side (posteriorly). Is there

something about the artificial disc being placed properly that requires going

through the front (anterior)? I think that's what I would be looking up on

the Web to find out options and standard procedure for how lumbar disc placement

is done.

Also, would there be a fusion as well as the artificial disc? I'm not very

knowledgeable about surgery options for artificial disc placement.

Debbie Dahl

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

They have already told me that an anterior approach keeps them away

from the spinal cord. However, the more important aspect is that the

device manufacturer only recommends and teaches an anterior approach.

You also have to remember that they have to prepare the spine to

receive the device, so all the tooling that is provided is set up for

an anterior approach. Going posterior would make you the first to have

one done this way. Not sure about you, but I would not want to be the

first!

Also, you will notice that fusion can be done anterior, posterior, or

both. The particular surgeons that I have dealt with prefer to use an

anterior approach for fusion also. In addition to a couple hundred

artificial disc procedures, my surgeon has done over 20000 (yes that

is 20K)lumbar fusions so I must admit that he is far more

knowledgeable in this area then me or the internet research that I

could do (and I am not being nasty, you are right that questions

should be asked!).

Ken

>

> Hi Ken. I am questioning why they want to access the lumbar site

anteriorly; the lumbar area is easily reached through the back side

(posteriorly). Is there something about the artificial disc being

placed properly that requires going through the front (anterior)? I

think that's what I would be looking up on the Web to find out options

and standard procedure for how lumbar disc placement is done.

>

> Also, would there be a fusion as well as the artificial disc? I'm

not very knowledgeable about surgery options for artificial disc

placement.

>

> Debbie Dahl

> Oklahoma

>

>

[Guest guest]

EVERYTHING I have read and been told by doctors is when you have disc

replacement they go in anteriorly. That is one part of the added risk

(not big, but another consideration).

Lynda

>

> Hi Ken. I am questioning why they want to access the lumbar site

anteriorly; the lumbar area is easily reached through the back side

(posteriorly). Is there something about the artificial disc being

placed properly that requires going through the front (anterior)? I

think that's what I would be looking up on the Web to find out options

and standard procedure for how lumbar disc placement is done.

>

> Also, would there be a fusion as well as the artificial disc? I'm

not very knowledgeable about surgery options for artificial disc

placement.

>

> Debbie Dahl

> Oklahoma

>

>

[Guest guest]

When they did my disc replacement, the Dr., went in

anteriorly. When he took the disc out he took it out

the same way; but since I was now going to have a

fusion, he also went posteriorly.

This is what my Dr., told me. He does not like the

frontal approach on men; more possible complications.

A few days before he took out my disc, I had a

Urologist go in and put stints in my ureter(?). So

when my Dr. did the fusion and taking out the disc, he

wouldn't accidentally cut the tubes.

--- ljw75010 <ljw75010@...> wrote:

> EVERYTHING I have read and been told by doctors is

> when you have disc

> replacement they go in anteriorly. That is one part

> of the added risk

> (not big, but another consideration).

>

> Lynda

>

>

> >

> > Hi Ken. I am questioning why they want to access

> the lumbar site

> anteriorly; the lumbar area is easily reached

> through the back side

> (posteriorly). Is there something about the

> artificial disc being

> placed properly that requires going through the

> front (anterior)? I

> think that's what I would be looking up on the Web

> to find out options

> and standard procedure for how lumbar disc placement

> is done.

> >

> > Also, would there be a fusion as well as the

> artificial disc? I'm

> not very knowledgeable about surgery options for

> artificial disc

> placement.

> >

> > Debbie Dahl

> > Oklahoma

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

>

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