Centinel Spine in the News: Advanced Spinal Reconstruction Procedure Available in South Florida
“With the newly approved two-level use for prodisc® L, more of my patients will be able to benefit from disc replacement technology, which enables motion in the diseased segments of the spine. Using a minimally-invasive anterior approach, my patients also benefit from a much faster recovery and return to active life, while decreasing the likelihood of adjacent level degeneration.”
– Dr. Jason Cuéllar (from the article)
Source: Cuéllar Spine
Dr. Jason M. Cuéllar, a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, and one of the nation’s leaders in Motion Preservation and Minimally Invasive spine surgery, is now performing Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR) procedures in the South Florida region. After many years at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills CA, having performed hundreds of these procedures, Dr. Cuéllar has been able to expand his utilization for his patients with multi-level Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) due to Centinel Spine’s recent FDA approval for two-level implantation and improving reimbursement landscape.
Whereas lumbar disc replacement was previously only FDA-approved for single-level problems, Centinel Spine’s clinically proven prodisc® L Total Disc Replacement (TDR) technology has now received FDA approval for two-level implantation. Many patients who previously were not candidates will now have access to this life-changing procedure. The procedure offers a surgical alternative to spinal fusions in the lumbar spine and works to relieve pain in patients suffering from degenerated spinal discs, while maintaining motion over the long term at the diseased spinal segment, and reducing adjacent-level degeneration and re-operations.
As spine treatments continue to make advancements through innovative technologies and motion preserving techniques, patients are seeking out alternatives to fusions. “While the majority of my patients can return to an active and pain free lifestyle through conservative care methods, a small percentage of them require surgical intervention and this minimally invasive procedure has allowed my appropriate patient candidates the opportunity to maintain motion in the affected segment with excellent long-term results,” stated Cuéllar.
He went on to say, “With the newly approved two-level use for prodisc L, more of my patients will be able to benefit from disc replacement technology, which enables motion in the diseased segments of the spine. Using a minimally-invasive anterior approach, my patients also benefit from a much faster recovery and return to active life, while decreasing the likelihood of adjacent level degeneration.”
… The prodisc L system received one-level FDA approval in 2006 and since 2020 is the only total disc replacement device in the U.S. approved for two-level use in the lumbar spine. Recent expanded insurance coverage for lumbar TDR with the prodisc L device has contributed to the patient’s ability to have this procedure.
In addition to performing Lumbar Total Disc Replacement’s, Dr. Cuéllar is also an advocate of the Cervical Total Disc Replacement procedure utilizing Centinel Spine’s family of prodisc® C devices (prodisc C, prodisc C Vivo, & prodisc C SK), which allow the surgeon optionality to select the best implant to match the patient’s individual anatomy.
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