Lumbar disc arthroplasty

The back pain in our days affects hundreds of thousands of people and is responsible for many lost hours of work as well as the grounds of disability to bring a personal and social life normality. Contrary to what people may think, the disc does not belong alteration elderly. The efforts we make just for practicing standing, sometimes are sufficient to determine the onset of degenerative disc disease. Usually people with low back pain often try to explain with reasoning like that&ldquo,&rdquo have slept badly;or simply have&ldquo, a&rdquo ;, lumbago when in fact they are living are the prolegomena of a progressive and potentially surgical treatment of disease: degenerative disc disease

The welfare culture, the relative ease to opt for specialized medical services and the opportunity to access imaging studies such as Magnetic Resonance fortunately make every day more possible early forecast called black disk ( discopathy degenerative ) generating LBP.

There are several surgical techniques for treatment: conventional, which are applied through the skin ( Percutaneous ) and we called“ minimally invasive”

The total disc replacement and lumbar disc prosthesis patients by favoring mobility is the technique that has lived and more successful to not alter the kinetics of the lumbar spine and have the prostheses used in last for many years.

This surgical treatment indication has no limits, but is more advisable to apply it in the last disc of the lumbar spine and in patients who wish to regain a normal physical activity without creating problems in the adjacent discs. Especially has its maximum indication in young patients who want to restart a sport.

The surgical technique for performing this surgery gathers knowledge general surgery, vascular surgery and spine surgery. It is the culmination of an arduous and expensive training of the surgeon.

This surgical treatment is carried out in this unit since the year 1999 (in France and Germany since more years ago) Since then we have improved a lot as surgical equipment and laboratories have designed and continue by designing the best prosthesis, more physiological and more durable.

Comprehensive care of patients operated in our unit is complete with its physiotherapy treatment in Ruberphysios Unit. So the patient has full attention on the center: www.ruberphysios.com

Every action has a reaction. The decisions we choose in life have consequences. This reasoning is extremely important in relation to health issues.

In Unit Neurosurgery Brain and Spine, the average wait time is one week consultation, the duration of the interview with the doctor is at least thirty minutes. It is common to be taken two to three visits before making a decision of surgical treatment. Having decided this, the patient can choose day and time for surgery during the morning or afternoon, three days a week.