Lumbar Disc Replacement Surgery : Lower Back Pain Treatment

The idea of lumbar disc replacement is similar to replacing other joints such as a hip or knee in your body due to damage or overuse.
Lumbar disc replacement is similar to other types of jointreplacement (such as hip and knee replacements). The concept is similar in that the surgeon is removing a damaged joint, and replacing this with a metal and plastic implant. In the lumbar spine, the goal is to remove the damaged, painful disc, and replace this with a metal and plastic implant. The implant is designed to move like a normal disc.

The theoretical advantage of lumbar disc replacement over spine fusion is that the replaced disc would allow motion at the damaged level and would not transfer stresses to adjacent levels. The goal is to achieve the same pain reduction as spinal fusion, but eliminate some of the complications.

Procedure

• An incision is made in the abdomen to expose the front part of the spine
• Live X-ray is used to determine the correct level(s) to be operated on
• The disc is approached after carefully separating away the abdominal contents and major blood vessels are moved to one side
• The disc is removed
• A disc replacement device is implanted
• Normal compression of the spine will hold the implant in place
• Surgery takes approximately 1 – 3 hours
  
  
  
  
  

Disc Degeneration
The inner portion of the intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, is a soft jelly-like substance that holds water and is well hydrated in the normal state. This well-hydrated nucleus provides visco-elasticity to the disc and enables it to act like a shock absorber. Due to a variety of causes, the nucleus pulposus can undergo degeneration, loses its ability to hold water and becomes stiff.

Disc Replacement Surgery
The aim of a disc-replacement surgery is to remove the degenerated disc and restore the normal function and movement of the spine using a prosthesis, thereby reducing the back pain.
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