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Clinic a l T ria l in the UK
A pro spe c tive ra nd o mize d tria l o n the e ffic a c y a nd
q ua lity o f life fo llo wing tre a tme nt o f lumb a r spina l ste no sis o r d e g e ne ra tive d isc d ise a se with the Minute ma n impla nt ve rse s surg ic a l d e c o mpre ssio n.
Inte r im Re por t sc ope
hre e surg ic a l site s in U.K .
- 32 o f 50 pa tie nts e nro lle d
- 5yr mo nito ring o b je c tive s:
- VAS L
e g & Ba c k pa in sc o re s
nde x
Que stio nna ire
- Physic a l func tio n
- PGI
C/ CGI C
- de vic e a dve rse e ve nts
- E
mplo yme nt sta tus c ha ng e s Pr inc ipal Inve stigator ’s asse ssme nt to date : “We ha ve fo und this ne w a nd inno va tive <Minute ma n> d e vic e ve ry pro mising . We ha ve ha d re a so na b le e xpe rie nc e with inte r-spino us d istra c tio n d e vic e s. T his <d e vic e > ha s b e e n ve ry d iffe re nt d ue to its a b ility o f fo rming a fusio n. So fa r we ha ve n’ t ha d a ny d e vic e ta ke n o ut fo r the re a so n o f re c urre nt ste no sis, unlike o ur pa st e xpe rie nc e with o the r d e vic e s.
Minute man re sults c ompare d to De c ompre ssion:
- Sho rte r surg ic a l pro c e d ure time
- Minima l po st-surg ic a l pa in
- Ne g lig ib le b lo o d lo ss
- Sho rte r ho spita l sta ys (re a d y to d isc ha rg e in
fe w ho urs)
ffe c tive le g pa in re d uc tio n (a s g o o d o r b e tte r in the inte rim pe rio d tha n the g o ld sta nd a rd d e c o mpre ssio n) with minima l surg ic a l pa in
ffe c tive o n ste no sis”
Pa tie nt # 1
AR, 90 y/ o F
with se ve re rig ht le g pa in
Co mple te ly inde pe nde nt, live s a lo ne Be d rid d e n fo r o ve r 1 we e k, c a n no lo ng e r a mb ula te Diffic ult to g e t a n e xa m b e c a use o f e xc ruc ia ting pa in
Pre o pe ra tive I ma g e s