Facet Fusion – A New Option For Back Pain

TruFUSE® Facet Fusion is a minimally invasive procedure that has been designed to address facet degenerative disease and long-term back pain issues. The TruFUSE procedure eliminates the “cause” of the pain without drugs, screws, rods or major surgery. Patients who undergo the TruFUSE procedure could experience:

• More complete recovery
• More post-surgery flexibility
• More patient satisfaction
• Less surgery-related pain
• Less nerve and tissue damage
• Less rehabilitation
• Less time in the hospital
• Less work days missed

What is TruFUSE®?
TruFUSE is a uniquely designed tapered bone dowel used to address symptomatic back pain from a diseased facet joint. The TruFUSE minimally invasive procedure utilizes special instruments to insert the TruFUSE bone dowel between the facet joints to provide immediate stabilization and relief of pain. TruFUSE can be used either as a stand-alone procedure or as an adjunct to augment other fusion techniques and motion limiting products.

Other treatment methods of facet disease and pain can be used, but many are short term answers to a long term problem. Back pain sufferers often initially try clinical solutions such as pain medication, physical therapy, steroid injections, acupuncture or laser ablation. Traditional fusion, with a deep incision, is often completed by placing pedicle screws into the vertebrae and connecting them with metal rods resulting in a major surgery and loss of time from work.

The TruFUSE technique has been appreciated by many, and could result in many benefits including:

• Reduced time in the hospital
• Reduction in pain along with faster healing
• Fewer missed days at work
• Less blood loss

Talk to your doctor to see if TruFUSE is right for you.

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