Fitness and Health

Surgery for lumbar disc prosthesis or ADR (Artificial Disc Replacement) in the column Clinic Dr. Clavel

Back pain is the second leading cause of sick leave and head of the annual loss of 700,000 working hours, in most cases the back pain is caused by degeneration of the discs of the spine is very common also to from 40 – 50 years.

The most common solution for such cases, fusion, surgery that is performed to fuse the vertebrae.

Alternatively, more advanced and therefore more effective for this procedure, Dr. Clavel at the Institute of Spine we have been doing for 2 years surgery of lumbar disc prosthesis or ADR (Artificial Disc Replacement).

Unlike the fixation of vertebrae (or arthrodesis), which is demonstrated mechanical overload and increased intradiscal pressure of the discs adjacent to the zone set, with surgical lumbar disc prosthesis is placed prosthesis that allows movement of the vertebrae and maintains its ability to absorb normal impact. Even in the practice of sports activities.

Additionally, the fact that surgery lumbar disc prosthesis, is performed using an anterior approach, the patient produces less postoperative pain and not to disturb the muscles of the back by the intervention, this can be re-done full athletic activity.