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Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement

This is a discussion on Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement within the Emerging Spine Surgery Technologies forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; To me this device looks awesome since it replaces facets and the disc at the same time with a posterior ...

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    Default Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement

    To me this device looks awesome since it replaces facets and the disc at the same time with a posterior approach!!! Only thing is though no compression
    Riding 4 wheeler and playing basketball. Collide with guy in mid air and I hit concrete on one leg and then fall down. Wake up in pain cant move for few hours, fine few days later. Back never the same.

    dec 2007 horseplaying with father, contained l5-s1 disc herniation with sciata on right leg, traction helps and time, pain free, diagnosed ddd l4/l5 and l5/s1

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    Default Re: Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement

    Here's some information about Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement:

    Flexuspine's FSU (Functional Spinal Unit) Total Spinal Segment Replacement was designed to provide an alternative to fusion by reestablishing mobility to an affected segment of the lumbar spine. It is a comprehensive device composed of an interbody disc component (Core) and posterior dynamic resistance component (Dampener) that was designed as a system to replace the natural kinematics of the motion segment...

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    • 11/15/2003, 23 years old: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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