Spinal fusion surgery: A historical perspective

Tarpada, Sandip P.; Morris, Matthew T.; Burton, Denver A.

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2016.10.029

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“…Paul Harrington constructed the rods the night before surgery and made changes in his system based on their performance in the previous patient. 8,28,29 While Harrington and Cloward advanced spine surgery, there was a dramatic rise in the number of neurosurgeons after World War II. In 1951, a new society, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), was established.…”

Section: Spinal Neurosurgery and Societies In The United States Aftermentioning

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Brief History of Spinal Neurosurgical Societies in the United States: Part 1

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In 1829, Alban Smith, a general surgeon known for performing the third ovariectomy in the United States, encountered a patient with a low cervical spinal cord injury after falling from a horse 2 years earlier. On examination, he discovered the spinous process was eccentric to the right. Intraoperatively, he observed bone fragments pressed into the spinal cord. Unaware that posterior cervical laminectomies were considered uniformly fatal by European surgeons after an unsuccessful attempt 15 years earlier, 1 Alban Smith, removed the lamina using a saw. 2 He performed the first successful laminectomy in 1,500 years. 3 A week later, the patient reported improved sensation in his hands and thighs. 1,2 Building on the work of Smith, Victor Horsley adapted the technique to perform the first successful spinal cord tumor resection in 1887. 4-6 In the early 1800s and 1900s, progress in spine surgery was measured. Surgical mortality approached 25% and the pathology treated by surgeons consisted of trauma, Pott's disease and correction of subsequent deformity (often through plaster casts). 7-13 In 1911, Frederick Albee, a surgeon practicing in New York City, devised a technique using bone grafts to perform spinal fusions in deformity related to Pott's disease. 10,14 The following year he invented the Albee Bone Mill greatly reducing surgical time, a significant feat given the anesthetic constraints of the time. By 1915, he published Bone Graft Surgery and dedicated a substantial portion of the text to the treatment of spinal pathology. 15 Craniospinal trauma in World War I, enabled Cushing and others to define the burgeoning field of neurosurgery. 9,16-19 Shortly after neurological surgery was declared a surgical specialty at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons in 1919, Harvey Cushing and Ernest Sachs established the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS). 20-22 The semiannual meetings of the newly formed society included operative clinics in the morning with a review of scientific literature in the afternoon. Given the inherent limitations of the meeting

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Section: Spinal Neurosurgery and Societies In The United States Aftermentioning

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Brief History of Spinal Neurosurgical Societies in the United States: Part 1

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“…Spinal fusion surgery was first described in 1891 by Berthold Hadra who repaired a cervical fracture dislocation by wiring together the spinal processes of the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae [154]. Spinal fusion has since evolved from the treatment of fractures and tuberculosis, to the treatment of the degenerative spine [155]. Its aim is to relieve pain derived from degenerated anatomical structures such as intervertebral discs or facet joints by restricting segmental movement.…”

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Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial

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“…Spinal surgery has existed for since Jules Gerin first attempted surgical scoliosis correction in 1839. 1 In the late 1800's Dr. Berthold Earnest Hadra created a fixation device for C6-7 dislocations using silver wire that he later applied to the treatment of Potts disease. 2 His methods gained the attention of orthopedists across Europe who modified it to stabilize the spinous processes, laminae, and pedicles for the cervical spine using wiring, lateral mass screws, plates, and rods, and pedicle screws.…”

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Biomaterials in Spinal Implants: A Review

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The aim to find the perfect biomaterial for spinal implant has been the focus of spinal research since the 1800s. Spinal surgery and the devices used therein have undergone a constant evolution in order to meet the needs of surgeons who have continued to further understand the biomechanical principles of spinal stability and have improved as new technologies and materials are available for production use. The perfect biomaterial would be one that is biologically inert/compatible, has a Young's modulus similar to that of the bone where it is implanted, high tensile strength, stiffness, fatigue strength, and low artifacts on imaging. Today, the materials that have been most commonly used include stainless steel, titanium, cobalt chrome, nitinol (a nickel titanium alloy), tantalum, and polyetheretherketone in rods, screws, cages, and plates. Current advancements such as 3-dimensional printing, the ProDisc-L and ProDisc-C, the ApiFix, and the Mobi-C which all aim to improve range of motion, reduce pain, and improve patient satisfaction. Spine surgeons should remain vigilant regarding the current literature and technological advancements in spinal materials and procedures. The progression of spinal implant materials for cages, rods, screws, and plates with advantages and disadvantages for each material will be discussed.

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Spinal fusion surgery: A historical perspective

Cited by 72 publications

References 16 publications

Brief History of Spinal Neurosurgical Societies in the United States: Part 1

Brief History of Spinal Neurosurgical Societies in the United States: Part 1

Total disc replacement versus multidisciplinary rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative discs: 8-year follow-up of a randomized controlled multicenter trial

Biomaterials in Spinal Implants: A Review

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