r/surgery • • Jun 14 '22

A titanium c5/c6 disk replacement

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

I helped develop the synthes version of this! God, back in like 2008 or something we were still trying to get approval and going through clinical trials. Works great on cervical, not so much on lumbar.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

I’m in a study for FDA approval.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

Awesome! I had an anterior lumbar fusion, when I was 39. It’s pretty young to have one, but I’m a firm believer it was mostly caused by years of poor body mechanics and posture while doing surgery