Orthopaedic Services and Procedures

OPERATIVE PROCEDURES

• Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation (CD HORIZON® SEXTANT™)

Since pedicle screws traverse all three columns of the vertebrae, they can rigidly stabilize both the ventral and dorsal aspects of the spine. The pedicle also represents the strongest point of attachment of the spine and thus significant forces can be applied to the spine without failure of the bone-metal junction. The rigidity of pedicle fixation allows for the incorporation of fewer normal motion segments in order to achieve stabilization of an abnormal level.