Spine Surgery Research At UCSD

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Spine Surgery Research

UCSD is at the forefront in the development, assessment and use of spine surgical procedures, including:

One of first in country to use modern (pedicle screw-based) instrumentation and anterior plates (neck, thoracic, and lumbar spine)
Helped develop the kyphoplasty technique for the treatment of painful osteoporotic (and some tumor-related) vertebral fractures
Participated in clinical trials for most new spinal instrumentation systems
Assessed electrical stimulation (implantable and external) devices for bone growth stimulation following spine and long bone fusion
Currently assisting in the development and assessment of artificial disks for the neck and low back
Evaluating alternative bone cements for kyphoplasty
Studying various procedures for minimally invasive spine surgery, including endoscopic diskectomy and mini-open spinal fusion
Will be evaluating medical/pharmacological (drugs) treatments for sciatica

Spinal Stenosis
Study of a Facet Replacement to Treat Spinal Stenosis

New Approach to Correction of Compression Fractures to the Spine (57 minutes)

Presented by Steven Garfin, M.D.

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