Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Failed Back Surgery
The biggest problem with spine surgery is its low success and high failure rates. The chances of failure are so high that researchers have now labeled this as a separate entity called ‘Failed Back Surgery Syndrome’ (FBSS).
Spinal Fusion surgery today is similar to when it was first done by Dr. Fritz Lange in 1909. The failure rate of back fusion surgery can be as high as 50 percent. More than 30 percent of spinal fusion patients report increased back pain within 12 months following the surgery. Furthermore, a staggering majority of spinal fusion patients report that post surgery, they still require strong pain medication to manage their chronic pain.
Up to 36% of discectomy patients report significant back and leg pain 2 yrs post discectomy and up to 30% of laminectomy patients report no change or increased pain 12 months after surgery.
There are several orthobiologic treatments available for failed back surgery. The aim of these procedures are to use your own body’s natural healing to slow down, suppress and even reverse damaging inflammatory processes and generate new tissue to repair injury. This may lead to symptom relief and recovery of the damaged area of the spine.
Orthobiologic Procedures
For Failed Back Surgery
Intradiscal PLATELET RICH PLASMA
Platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) is the re-administration of your own platelets to into your intervertebral discs to activate the body’s natural healing cascade for repair and regeneration.
PRP has been successfully used for the management of several musculoskeletal conditions such as ligamentous tear, joint inflammatory disorders, torn tendons and muscular problems. Platelet Rich Plasma is prepared by centrifuging a small amount of a patient’s blood to obtain a platelet-rich sample. The platelets are activated and then injected under X-ray guidance into your intravertebral disc. This may be combined with The Discseel® Procedure which seals disc tears (see below.)
Intradiscal Bone Marrow Aspirate
Intradiscal Bone Marrow Aspirate in the injection of your bone marrow aspirate into your intervertebral discs. Your bone marrow contains many types of regenerative cells. All of your body organs or structures are made of countless cells.
This therapy takes cells from your bone marrow (called Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMA)) which contains active regenerative cells and reinjects them into your spinal discs under X-ray guidance.
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Is Orthobiological Cell Treatment Right For You?
Although Orthobiologic Treatments are considered by some people to be experimental, various research studies show that cellular therapy and platelet rich plasma injections may provide excellent relief from joint and musculoskeletal pain and ongoing inflammation.