A recent study found patient specific rods developed using Medicrea's UNiD ASI technology reduce the incidence of postoperative rod breakage in adult complex spine surgical cages, according to Market Insider.
Here are nine insights:
1. Nine complex spine surgeons around the world reviewed more than 450 adult spinal deformity patients who underwent implantation surgery using patient specific UNiD Rods a year ago.
2. Within the study group, more than 120 patients additionally underwent pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
3. Slightly over 2 percent of patients who received the UNiD Rod reported breakage, compared with 4.7 percent of cases when pedicle subtraction osteotomy was performed.
4. Traditionally, rod breakage in nonpersonalized spinal implants occurs in 14.9 percent of patients following adult spinal deformity surgery.
5. After surgeons perform pedicle subtraction osteotomy, the rod fracture rate increases up to 22 percent and failure or breakage in nonpersonalized rods often occurs within 10 months after surgery.
7. Adult spinal deformity surgery is reported to lead to revision surgery in 16.5 percent of cases, resulting in $80,000 in addition surgery expenses per revision surgery.
8. Researchers are continuing to follow the 450 cases studied and are adding its database to more than 1,700 cases.
9. Research and results of Medicrea UNiD ASI technology was also published in the white paper Patient-Specific Rods show a reduction in rod breakage incidence.