In this surgery, a damaged spinal disc is replaced with an artificial disc.
Everything you do standing up will increase your weight-bearing capacity spine put to the test. Over time, these daily repeated compressive stresses can lead to more and more small injuries, which eventually affect your intervertebral discs.
As these injuries increase in number, the discs wear out and their quality deteriorates. Discogene lower back pain could be one of the consequences. “Discogenic” is a term used by back specialists for pain caused by a damaged intervertebral disc. A disc that deteriorates in quality can cause pain and it is believed that the disc itself will become painful as well. Movements that put pressure on the intervertebral discs can cause lower back pain, a pain that feels like emanating from the buttocks and even the upper thighs.
This ailment can be alleviated by a disc prosthesis. In such an operation, the damaged disc is replaced with an artificial disc made of metal and polyethylene. First, the damaged disc is removed and the surfaces of the vertebral bodies are cleaned of bone debris and debris. The vertebral bodies are pushed apart and the metal end plates are brought into position and pressed into the vertebrae with ‘teeth’. A polyethylene sliding core is clamped between the two metal end plates and the vertebrae are returned to their normal position. Due to the pressure of the vertebral column the end plates are pressed into the bones so that the sliding core stays in place. The position of the prosthesis is accurately checked visually and by X-ray during surgery.
