X-Stop Interspinous Spacers?

[pkasin]

I should have mentioned it. I am 48 years old and normal weight.

[mmglobal]

Paul, I have been observed both adr removal to fusion, adr revision to another ADR, fusion revision to another fusion and fusion revision to ADR. Each revision case is unique... it being possible in another case does not make it reasonable for yours.
There are only a handful of surgeons willing to do some of these surgeries. The list of ones with experience in them is even smaller.

There are other interspineous devices that seem better than the x-stop.

Good luck... all the best,

Mark

[pkasin]

Would you be able to suggest some of the other approved interspinous spacers? I thought that X-Stop was the only device approved for multi level insertion, that's why I mentioned it. Quite frankly, the failure rate of X-Stop is a concern for me.

Thanks for your comments on the ADR/FUSION/ADR situation. I didn't know if there was one choice that was better received than the other. I'd really hate to go for fusion after this due to the healing time required. However, I'm getting to the point that I'd go for just about any procedure. Obviously on these forums I am not alone.

[Keano16]

Not sure if Coflex is approved? This implant is mostly used in Europe. It can be implemented on two levels.

[mmglobal]

I don't know the approval status of the other spacers. Check out

http://globalpatientnetwork.com/devices

This is a work in progress... still a little lame, but you'll find x-stop, wallis, coflex there.

Here is an article about all of them:

http://www.spine-health.com/treatmen...rocess-spacers

One of the early Coflex surgeries I observed (back when it was still called the Fixano-U) was interesting because the surgeon didn't decide until he got in there, which device he'd use.

I wrote about it here:

http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/f51...pinous-u-7994/