"Question and Answer" Session on Spine Devices: Spine Patients Submit Your Questions

[Justin]

"Question and Answer" Session on Spine Devices: Spine Patients Submit Your Questions

Hello Everyone,

Greg ("MDE") is an engineer for a spine device company and has offered to do a "Question and Answer" session on Spine / Orthopedic Devices.

I'll start compiling a list of questions and Greg & I will post the "Question and Answer" in the coming weeks. This is a great opportunity to have those head-scratching technical questions answered.

Please send your questions to me via:

• Private Message (PM)
• or by email at justin (at) spinepatientsociety (dot) org

Thanks!
-Justin

Hello everyone.

I'm a project engineer for a Spine device company. I spoke with Justin briefly about potentially doing a question and answer session on spine devices. We both think that it is beneficial for me to not say which company I work for, and for me to keep my responses technical and unbiased in nature.

I have access to many of the trade journals and shows as well as spending a significant amount of time researching many devices from many companies. I also work very closely with a number of the leading neuro and orthopedic surgeons from all over the world.

I do not know everything about every product, however I will do my best to research any question that you may have and provide you with the most comprehensive reply I can.

As a disclaimer, I'm an engineer and not a physician. None of my suggestions, or opinions should replace a trained medical professional, however I may suggest getting a second opinion from some of the surgeons I work directly with.

Greg

[Carmen]

Hi Justin,
I hope you will answer this question or forward to someone else but I think you could do the job.
I would like to know the difference between the XLIF and the XL TDR. i don't know if it is just different parts of the
country that call the same operations by different names or is it actually a different operation entirely. I notice a lot of the members' operation is the second one. i have some information on the first one.ie brochures and a DVD. This is not a private message so you can post the answer. Thank you, Carmen

[Cindylou]

I'm glad Carmen "bumped this up" with her question. I missed this sticky thread entirely somehow. Just occurred to me it was posted while we were in Connecticut for my father-in-law's funeral....probably why. Hopefully, more people will chime in with questions and we can take advantage of Greg's generous offer. Thanks in advance Greg! :thumpup:

[Keano16]

Hi Justin,
I hope you will answer this question or forward to someone else but I think you could do the job.
I would like to know the difference between the XLIF and the XL TDR. i don't know if it is just different parts of the
country that call the same operations by different names or is it actually a different operation entirely. I notice a lot of the members' operation is the second one. i have some information on the first one.ie brochures and a DVD. This is not a private message so you can post the answer. Thank you, Carmen

XLIF if short for lateral fusion. XL TDR is short for lateral artificial disc replacement.

[Justin]

XLIF if short for lateral fusion. XL TDR is short for lateral artificial disc replacement.

Thanks, Keano. :) BTW, Greg is working on the Q&A questions that have been submitted thus far. Thanks for your patience.

[Carmen]

XLIF if short for lateral fusion. XL TDR is short for lateral artificial disc replacement.

Thanks Justin,
I think I was told that I was not a candidate for any ADR or artifical disc replacement. So I guess it is the XLIF. Thanks so much. It will take place sometime in June. I now have to decide which doctor. Most are neurosurgeans. Carmen