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Reply With QuoteSorry Mark. Can't say I've heard of it. Others will chime in soon hopefully with something more to offer. CL
This is a discussion on anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? within the Artificial Disc Replacement forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; I have been in contact with Dr. Bertagnoli and he wanted to use the LP-ESP artifical disc for my lumbar ...
anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? I have been in contact with Dr. Bertagnoli and he wanted to use the LP-ESP artifical disc for my lumbar spine. He stated it to me," This unconstrained model shows the kinematical features of a model “mimicking” the natural disc, while providing safety of implantation and anchorage." I just wnated wanted to see what others thought of this disc compared to the m6 or neodisc.
Re: anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? Sorry Mark. Can't say I've heard of it. Others will chime in soon hopefully with something more to offer. CL
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? It took a bit of searching but here's the disc you asked about.
http://www.geco-medical.org/geco2010...0/3-afshar.pdf
It looks similar in catagory as the M6 and Freedom.
Do you think they might use a lizard with a French accent for their mascot?
Last edited by trkdoc714; 09-28-2010 at 07:16 PM.
04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick discs at Stenum (www.dr-ritter-lang.com)
11/9/11 C6/7 Herniation with Nerve Impingement. Another journey begins.
Re: anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? Looks and sounds really promising. I'm sure as it's usage spreads we will hear more about it.
LOL Bob
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: anyone hear of the LP-ESP artifical disc? If I was you, I would ask Dr. B how many he has implanted of this disc.
Supposedly, a surgeon "refines" his technique after doing about 100 cases of a surgery.
It looks cool and looking at the pictures, it looks like a mouth inside the body--viewing from the anterior. However, it does not look like a Gecko.
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ADR recepient.
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