X Stop Spine Surgery

What is the X STOP ?

The X STOP is a titanium metal implant designed to fit between the spinous processes of the vertebrae in your lower back. It is designed to remain safely and permanently in place without attaching to the bone or ligaments in your back.

The oval spacer fits between the spinous processes and the wings are designed to prevent the implant from moving. Warning: The X STOP implant is manufactured from a titanium alloy of metal. Please inform your doctor if you think you are allergic to titanium or titanium alloy. Caution: The X STOP is manufactured from a titanium alloy which is known to produce artifacts if you undergo an MRI exam. If you have an MRI exam, after you have had X STOP surgery, inform your doctor that you have the X STOP. Failure to inform your doctor may affect the quality of diagnostic information obtained from these scans. The X STOP is MRI safe.

What is Spinal Stenosis ?

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal. Some patients are born with this narrowing, but most often spinal stenosis is the result of a degenerative condition that develops in people over the age of 50. Spinal stenosis is the gradual result of aging and "wear and tear" on the spine from everyday activities. Degenerative or age-related changes in our bodies can lead to compression of nerves (pressure on the nerves that may cause pain and/or damage)...

Am I a candidate for X Stop spinal surgery ?

You may be a candidate for the X Stop spinal surgery if you have primarily leg pain rather than mostly back pain and your pain is due to spinal stenosis/ foraminol stenosis. Your leg pain is worse with prolonged standing and bending backwards. You must get significant relief of your pain when you sit down and bend forward or stand and bend forward...

Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis

If you suffer from lumbar spinal stenosis you may feel various symptoms, including : -

• Dull or aching back pain spreading to your legs
• Numbness and "pins and needles" in your legs, calves or buttocks
• Weakness, or a loss of balance
• A decreased endurance for physical activities

Diagnosing Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Before confirming a diagnosis of stenosis, it is important for your doctor to rule out other conditions that may produce similar symptoms.

• History
• Physical Examination
• Tests

Treatment Options

Non-surgical Treatment of spinal stenosis 

• Medications, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to reduce swelling and pain, and analgesics to relieve pain.

• Corticosteroid injections (epidural steroids) to reduce swelling and treat acute pain that radiates to the hips or down the leg. Pain relief from an epidural injection may be temporary and patients are usually advised to get no more than 3 injections per 6-month period.

• Rest or restricted activity.

• Physical therapy and/or exercises to help stabilize the spine, build endurance and increase flexibility.

Surgical Treatment of spinal stenosis

Non-surgical treatments may temporarily relieve pain. More severe cases of stenosis may require surgery.

The most common surgical procedure for stenosis is a decompressive laminectomy sometimes accompanied by fusion...

What is IPD ?

Interspinous Process Decompression (IPD) IPD is a surgical procedure in which an implant, called the X STOP®, is placed between two bones called spinous processes in the back of your spine.

 
With IPD surgery or x-stop spinal stenosis surgery there is no removal of bone or soft tissue. The X STOP implant is not positioned close to nerves or the spinal cord, but rather behind the spinal cord between the bony spinous process.

The X STOP procedure

The x-stop spinal surgery procedure may be performed in either the operating room or special procedures room at the hospital. Using local anesthesia and with the help of X-ray guidance, the X STOP implant is inserted through a small incision in the skin of your back. Alternatively, your surgeon may elect to use general anesthesia...

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