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Lumbar Facet Joint Replacement

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Classification of <strong>Facet</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Replacement</strong> according to:<br />

• Design<br />

• Material<br />

(further developed to Büttner-Janz, 2008; In: Motion Preservation Surgery of the Spine)<br />

2. Total <strong>Facet</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Replacement</strong><br />

Violates the pedicles, vertebrae, laminae, muscles and ligaments<br />

= Maximale invasive surgery<br />

a) Plastic<br />

b) Metal<br />

c) Combination of metal and plastic<br />

TFAS TFAS-LS ACADIA<br />

<strong>Facet</strong> <strong>Replacement</strong> System<br />

TOPS System<br />

TOP SP System is<br />

30% smaller device.<br />

Not yet implanted in human.

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