Note from 9th annual Ortho conference in Chicago

[ADR seeker]

This can replace most fusions and it is easier to perform and it doesn't have to fuse. It is available in the free world.

Neo Disk only requires four screws. It is minimally disruptive.

There are even better ways of doing it such as implanting it and then pumping in the silicone or a safe hydrogel. It will do everything a fusion can do but it will also do everything a real disk can do.

As to infections: There is no reason other than criminal neglect for even a single nosocomial infections to occur. They are 100% preventable. Greed and carelessness are why they occur and infect over 2 million Americans each year and kill over 100,000.

[mmglobal]

I looked seriously at the neodisc. It has been around for several years and has not created too much buzz in the industry. Many of the doctors I work with are always looking for the next promising technology. The neodisc is interesting for several reasons, but there are compromises in the design that give pause.

I sure hope that the neodisc naysayers are wrong, but after careful investigation, I elected not to consider it in my case.

Mark

[Maria]

That's the part I don't like.. only 4?? Sounds like 4 too many to me. This is just me and my screws in my spine phobia talking. I realize plenty of people do Ok with screws (and not).

[jsewell]

Maria with all my fused spine , I have so many many screws from my neck to my lumbar spine. Good thing i don't have a phobia. 4 is nothing
judy

[chiku]

Mark, was that a pic of the Optimesh fusion material that they use? It looks similar to the hacky sacks I crochet.

[mmglobal]

Yeah, that is optimesh.