US20220313454A1 - Devices and methods for vertebral stabilization - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates generally to bone fixation systems, components thereof, and methods of implant placement for adjusting, aligning and maintaining the spatial relationship(s) of adjacent bones or bony fragments, such as for example after surgical reconstruction of skeletal segments.
- the present disclosure addresses the foregoing needs by disclosing, inter alia, apparatus and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and stenosis of the spinal canal, including by providing decompression and/or fixation thereof.
- a method for stabilization of an anatomical portion of a subject comprises a target functional spinal unit (FSU) of a living subject, and the method includes: (i) forming a first tissue corridor; (ii) accessing and manipulating an anterior portion of the target FSU via the first tissue corridor; (iii) forming a second tissue corridor; and (iv) accessing and manipulating a posterior portion of the target FSU via the second tissue corridor.
- FSU target functional spinal unit
- the forming a first tissue corridor includes forming the corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, with the first tissue corridor extending at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject.
- the forming of the second tissue corridor includes forming a corridor that is extended posterior to a psoas major muscle and through a thoraco-lumbar fascia of the subject.
- the method includes: (i) forming a tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the functional spinal unit, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor; and (iii) accessing a lateral aspect of an ipsilateral pedicle of an inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU, and (iv) advancing at least one bone fastener into the inferior vertebral bone, the at least one bone fastener extended in a lateral to medial trajectory.
- the method includes: (i) forming a tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor and positioning an orthopedic implant within an intervertebral disc space of the target FSU; (iii) extending the tissue corridor posterior to a psoas major muscle; and (iv) accessing a lateral surface of a superior articulating process of a facet joint of the target FSU via the extended tissue corridor.
- the method includes: (i) forming a first tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the first tissue corridor at least partially extended through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the first tissue corridor; (iii) extending the first tissue corridor posterior to a psoas major muscle; (iv) accessing an anterior surface of a transverse process of the target FSU via the extended first tissue corridor; (v) forming a second tissue corridor from a posterior skin incision one a back of the subject to a posterior aspect of at least one vertebral bone of the target FSU; and (vi) advancing a bone fastener into the posterior aspect of the at least one vertebral bone via the second tissue corridor.
- the method includes: (i) forming a tissue from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor; and (iii) advancing at least one bone fastener through a side surface of a body segment of a vertebral bone of the target FSU.
- the trajectory of the at least one bone fastener is extended in an anterior to posterior direction and enters at least a segment of a pedicle portion of the vertebral bone to which the fastener is attached.
- a method for accessing a targeted functional spinal unit (FSU) for manipulation and/or fixation includes: (i) creating at least one first tissue corridor through at least one of flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject to an anterior or a lateral portion of the targeted FSU; and (ii) creating at least one second tissue corridor through posterior skin of the subject.
- the second corridor extends along a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the quadratus lumborum muscle to a posterior portion of the targeted FSU, and the at least one first tissue corridor comprises a direct anterior approach.
- the at least one first tissue corridor comprises an anterolateral approach. In yet another variant, the at least one first tissue corridor comprises a direct lateral approach.
- the first tissue corridor extends at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject.
- a method for immobilization of a facet joint of a targeted FSU comprises: (i) removing at least a portion of a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc space of the facet joint via a first tissue corridor; (ii) implanting one or more orthopedic implants into an intervertebral disc space of the facet joint via the first tissue corridor; and (iii) attaching one or more bone fasteners to the targeted FSU via advancement through a second tissue corridor.
- the first tissue corridor is formed through flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject to an anterior or a lateral portion of the targeted FSU.
- the second tissue corridor is formed through posterior skin of the subject along a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the quadratus lumborum muscle to a posterior portion of the targeted FSU.
- the method further comprises removal of one or more of the ipsilateral transverse processes of a superior and/or inferior vertebral bone of the targeted FSU via the second tissue corridor.
- at least a portion of the removed one or more ipsilateral transverse processes is inserted into the intervertebral disc space and utilized as a bone graft material for the one or more implants.
- a method of providing decompression of spinal stenosis comprises: (i) accessing a facet joint of a target FSU via a tissue corridor, the tissue corridor extended posterior to a psoas major muscle, anterior to a quadratus lumborum muscle, and through a thoraco-lumbar fascia; and (ii) removing at least a portion of the ipsilateral facet joint.
- the method further comprises rigidly fixing a position of the target FSU via one or more orthopedic implants and/or bone fasteners advanced through the tissue corridor.
- a method of achieving circumferential access to an FSU includes approaching the FSU through an intra-abdominal corridor, as well as a second posterior skin incision and corridor.
- the combination of the intra-abdominal corridor and second posterior corridor provide circumferential access to the FSU.
- an implantable bone fastener assembly in another aspect of the disclosure, includes a threaded bone screw with threaded shaft and a shaped (e.g., spherical) head portion.
- an internal bore extends through the internal aspect of the screw, extending from the top of the head portion to a tip of shaft.
- the internal bore in one implementation includes a threaded portion, and a polygonal (e.g., hex) shaped receptacle resides within the head.
- an outer housing is included, and has an internal seat adapted to seat the head of the screw.
- the housing also has an additional seat that is adapted to accept an inter-connecting member, such as a rod.
- a system for spinal treatment includes at least first and second bone fastener elements for fixation to respective bones or bone portions of the spine of the subject, and a connecting element (e.g., rod) for mechanical stabilization of the spine.
- a connecting element e.g., rod
- One or more inter-disc implants are also utilized as part of the system.
- FIGS. 1A-1C are a side elevation view, a top plan view, and a posterior elevation view, respectively, of an exemplary vertebral bone.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are a posterior elevation view and a posterior perspective view of an exemplary functional spinal unit (FSU) comprised of two adjunct vertebral bones and an intervening disc space.
- FSU functional spinal unit
- FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a subject illustrating the positioning of the subject on an operating table.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a human torso in cross-section.
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a subject's spine illustrating multiple approach corridors to the target vertebral bone.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating approach Corridor C.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating access and possible resection of the transverse process via Corridor C.
- FIG. 9 is an anterior perspective view of a target FSU.
- FIGS. 10A and 10B are posterior perspective and top plan views of a subject's spine, respectively, illustrating access of the facet joint via Corridor C.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B are side elevation and posterior perspective views of a subject's spine, respectively, illustrating a trajectory of a bone screw used to fixate the facet joint.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B are each perspective and cross-sectional views of an embodiment of a facet screw/fastener assembly.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B and 14 are anterior perspective views ( FIGS. 13A and 13B ) and a posterior perspective view ( FIG. 14 ) of a subject's spine illustrating the facet screw/fastener of FIGS. 12A and 12B in place.
- FIGS. 15 and 16 are top perspective views and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a bone fastener assembly that is adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod.
- FIG. 17 is an anterior perspective view of a subject's spin illustrating the bone fastener assembly of FIGS. 15 and 16 in use.
- FIGS. 18A and 18B are a top plan view and side perspective views of a subject's spine illustrating a position and a trajectory of a bone screw/fastener assembly.
- FIGS. 19A and 19B are a side perspective view and a schematic representation of a subject's spine illustrating a corridor and a bone segment for bone screw/fastener placement.
- FIGS. 20A and 20B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of bone screw/fastener placement.
- FIGS. 21A and 21B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of interbody implant and bone screw/fastener placement.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic cross-section view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating an additional embodiment of corridors to access the target vertebral bone.
- FIGS. 23A and 23B are cross-sectional views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of bone screw/fastener placement.
- FIG. 24 is cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating an additional embodiment of corridors to access the target vertebral bone.
- FIGS. 25A-25C are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating decompressions that may be accomplished through the access corridors.
- FIGS. 26A-26C are side elevation views of a subject's spine illustrating performance of a pedicle subtraction osteotomy through the access corridors, and a potential use of a lordotic implant in performing a pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
- improved devices, systems, and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and/or stenosis of the spinal canal are disclosed.
- methods for fusion of a superior vertebral bone to an inferior vertebral bone of a target functional spinal unit are disclosed that, inter alia, overcome the disabilities of the prior art described above.
- a skin incision is made in a flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject on one side of the mid-sagittal plane that divides the subject into right and left sides.
- the incision can be positioned anterior to coronal plane T.
- An intra-abdominal (and, in some examples, extra-peritoneal) surgical corridor is developed from the skin incision through a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle, and across coronal plane T in anterior to posterior trajectory.
- the ipsilateral transverse process of one or both vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit may be removed, such as, e.g., the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target functional spinal unit.
- the harvested transverse process may be used, if desired, as a portion of the bone graft material used to fuse the superior and the inferior vertebral bone to one another.
- the ipsilateral facet joint may be accessed through corridor C and at least partially removed, if desired, to decompress the nerve elements.
- the ipsilateral facet joint may be then implanted with one or more fasteners that serve to immobilize and/or limit movement across the facet joint.
- the target intervertebral disc space is also entered, at least a portion of the contained nucleus pulposus is evacuated, and the disc space is then implanted with bone graft material and/or an orthopedic implant that is configured to fuse the adjacent vertebral bone.
- the bone used for the disc space fusion may be derived from the resected transverse process.
- the disc space can advantageously be entered through one of the three potential sites, such that the disc space work may be performed prior to fastener placement and immobilization of the ipsilateral facet joint.
- the target intervertebral disc space may be entered anterior to the ipsilateral psoas and posterior to the aorta (such as, e.g., an anterolateral approach 507 shown in FIG. 5 ). At least a portion of the nucleus pulposus is removed and the disc space is implanted with an orthopedic device configured to permit interbody fusion across the target disc space. After the disc is implanted with the orthopedic device, corridor C is used to access the lateral aspect of the ipsilateral facet joint of the target functional spinal unit and a bone fastener is placed across the facet joint in a lateral to medial trajectory.
- the implantation of the target intervertebral disc space may be performed before or after access of the ipsilateral facet joint; e.g., prior to facet immobilization with the fastener.
- corridor C is used to access the anterior aspect of the ipsilateral transverse process and the lateral ipsilateral pedicle to which it is attached.
- the spine is approached through a lateral (i.e., side) corridor or an anterolateral corridor, and both the anterior and posterior columns of the spine are manipulated, implanted and/or otherwise surgically treated through the same intra-abdominal surgical corridor.
- Any of these surgical corridors, while intra-abdominal, may also be extra-peritoneal (i.e., corridors with do not traverse the peritoneal cavity).
- FIGS. 1A-1C show diagrammatic representations of a spinal vertebral bone 802 in multiple views.
- the vertebral bone of FIGS. 1A-1C and those of other illustrations disclosed herein are represented schematically and it should be appreciated that actual vertebral bodies may include anatomical details that are not shown in these figures.
- actual vertebral bodies may vary in anatomy from the idealized vertebral bones illustrated in the drawings, whether because of congenital or acquired deformity, spondylotic change (such as bony spurs and the like), spinal malalignment and/or other changes.
- idealized vertebral bones are assumed.
- sagittal plane refers to the plane that splits the body into left and right segments.
- the “mid-sagittal plane” or “median plane” splits the body into equal left and right halves.
- coronal plane is the plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) segments. Hence, the coronal and sagittal planes are perpendicular to one another.
- vertebral bones at a given level i.e., in a given spinal section
- spinal column of a human or animal subject will contain anatomical features that may not be present at other levels of the same spinal column.
- the illustrated vertebral bones are intended to generically represent vertebral bones at any spinal level without limitation.
- the disclosed devices and methods may be employed at any applicable spinal level.
- Vertebral bone 802 contains an anteriorly-placed vertebral body 804 , a centrally placed spinal canal 806 and posteriorly-placed lamina 808 .
- the pedicle segments 810 of vertebral bone 802 form the lateral aspects of the spinal canal 806 and connect the laminas 808 to the vertebral body 804 .
- the spinal canal 806 contains neural structures such as the spinal cord and/or nerves.
- a midline protrusion termed the spinous process SP extends posteriorly from the medial aspect of laminas 808 .
- a protrusion extends laterally from each side of the posterior aspect of the vertebral bone 802 and is termed the transverse process TP.
- a right transverse process RTP extends to the right from the lateral aspect of the right pedicle.
- a left transverse process LTP extends to the left from the lateral aspect of the left pedicle.
- a superior protrusion extends superiorly above the lamina 808 on each side of the vertebral midline and is termed the superior articulating process SAP.
- An inferior protrusion extends inferiorly below the lamina 808 on each side of the vertebral midline and is termed the inferior articulating process IAP.
- the posterior aspect of the pedicle 810 can be accessed at an indentation 811 in the vertebral bone 802 between the lateral aspect of the SAP and the medial aspect of the transverse process TP.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a functional spinal unit (FSU), which includes two adjacent vertebrae and the intervertebral disc disposed between the adjacent vertebrae.
- the intervertebral disc resides between the inferior surface of the upper vertebral body and the superior surface of the lower vertebral body, although it is not specifically shown in the figures.
- FIG. 2A shows the posterior surface of the adjacent vertebrae and the articulations between them.
- FIG. 2B shows an alternate oblique view of the identical structure.
- the FSU contains three joints between the two vertebral bones, with the intervertebral disc comprising the anterior joint.
- the posterior joints include a facet joint 814 on each side of the midline, wherein each facet joint 814 is comprised of the articulation between the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the superior vertebral bone and the superior articulating process (SAP) of the inferior bone.
- IAP inferior articulating process
- SAP superior articulating process
- a coronal plane T (which is a vertical plane of the subject's body) may be defined to contain the most anterior point of each of the right and left transverse processes. In general, the most anterior segment of each transverse process is found at its medial border with the lateral anterior border of the pedicle to which it is attached. Coronal plane T is illustrated in FIGS. 1B and 3 . Further, a coronal plane U ( FIG. 1B ) may be defined as the plane of the posterior wall of the vertebral body when considered at the level of the superior cortical surface of said vertebral body. In this way, the foregoing coronal planes may be used to define an anterior vertebral segment and a posterior vertebral segment.
- coronal plane U as a dividing line between the anterior and posterior vertebral segments (such as, e.g., in the two column model of the spine). (See, e.g., “The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries.” By Denis F. Spine 1983 November-December; 8(8):817-31, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.) While either coronal plane U or coronal plane T can be used to define the boundary between the anterior and posterior segment of the vertebral bone, for the purposes of the present disclosure, coronal plane T is employed as an exemplary boundary plane, however coronal plane U can be additionally or alternatively employed.
- a subject requiring surgery on a segment of their lumbar spine may be positioned on the operating table in the supine, prone, lateral decubitus or a combination of these positions.
- a patient may be positioned between supine (i.e., his back at zero degrees relative to the OR table) and lateral positions (i.e., his back at ninety degrees to the OR table) with one side of the pelvis positioned further above the OR table than the other pelvic side.
- the subject is positioned in the lateral decubitus position as show in FIG. 3 .
- the patient is positioned with the left lateral side up (i.e., away from the operating table) and the mid-sagittal plane of the spine parallel to the floor.
- the lumbar segment to be surgically treated is comprised of at least a superior vertebral bone, an immediately inferior vertebral bone and the intervening intervertebral disc space.
- the FSU to be surgically treated will be referred to as the “target FSU” and its intervertebral disc space as the “target intervertebral disc space”.
- a target FSU is identified for surgical manipulation and treatment.
- the patient may be placed in the above described lateral decubitus position ( FIG. 3 ).
- the level of the spine that is to be implanted can be localized on an imaging modality (such as X-ray, CT, Mill and the like) in at least one plane.
- an imaging modality such as X-ray, CT, Mill and the like
- the surgeon can localize an incision point on the skin that is anterior to coronal plane T.
- the incision may be made immediately anterior to a coronal plane that is parallel to coronal plane T and passes through the anterior-most (tip) aspect of the target disc space.
- an incision is made in a segment of the skin of the subject that is anterior to coronal plane T but lateral to mid-sagittal plane that divides the body into right and left sides.
- a surgical corridor is developed through the extra-spinal tissue from the incision until the target FSU is reached, wherein the corridor to the target disc space is at least partially anterior coronal plane T.
- the target intervertebral disc space is entered and at least a portion of the viscoelastic material that comprises the natural nucleus pulposus is removed. For example, in the lumbar vertebra depicted in FIG.
- the disc space may entered in at least one or more of the three following locations: a) medial to the aorta and may comprise the midline (and/or its branches, the common iliac arteries, etc.) to form a direct anterior approach 505 ; b) lateral to the aorta but anterior to the ipsilateral psoas major muscle to form an anterolateral approach 507 , in which the ipsilateral psoas major muscle is ipsilateral to the skin incision used to develop the surgical corridor; and c) laterally and through the body of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle to form a direct lateral approach 509 .
- a lateral corridor “V” (shown in FIG. 4 ) can be made from the flank incision and taken onto the target intervertebral disc space.
- the disc space may be entered using at least one or more of the example corridors shown in FIG. 5 .
- the target intervertebral disc space is entered using an anterolateral approach (such as, e.g., anterolateral approach 507 shown in FIG. 5 ), which is at least partially positioned between the lateral aorta and the anterior surface of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle.
- an orthopedic implant may be implanted into the target intervertebral disc space using the same surgical corridor and then left in place after surgery is complete.
- an implant 206 may be placed into the disc space ( FIG. 10A ).
- implant 206 extends across the mid sagittal plane of the disc space and has one end segment positioned onto the left side of the apophyseal ring of the inferior vertebral bone and a second end segment positioned on the right side of said apophyseal ring.
- the superior and inferior vertebral bones may be distracted away from one another in order to increase the vertical height of the target intervertebral disc space.
- the optional distraction step may be performed with distraction instrument(s) that are transiently used during surgery and then removed prior to the end of the procedure, and/or by the orthopedic implant(s) that is positioned during surgery and left in place.
- at least a portion of the surgical corridor may be oriented so as to extend through the anterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia.
- the thoracolumbar fascia anatomy, function and clinical considerations . Willard F H, et al. J Anat. 2012 December; 221(6): 507-536, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- corridor C is developed between the posterior aspect of the ipsilateral psoas major and the anterior and medial aspect of the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle. While corridor C is intended to substantially extend between these two muscles, it may contain at least a segment of each of them. Corridor C is thereby intended to be anterior to the anterior surface of the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU and posterior to at least the posterior half of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle (when the latter is taken in a sagittal plane that traverses it).
- the psoas In the superior lumbar spine, the psoas is usually a small muscle and it increases in size as it extends inferiorly. In some segments of the spine, such as the thoracic spine, the psoas major muscle is not present at all. Where the muscle is absent, it is understood that corridor C is defined by its relationship to the ipsilateral transverse process and not by its relationship to the psoas muscle. In some examples, the anterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia is traversed by corridor C. Dissection may be continued through corridor C in order to traverse coronal plane T in an anterior to posterior direction. In this way, the ipsilateral transverse processes of the vertebral bones of the target FSU may be reached. Similarly, segments of the target functional spinal unit that are positioned posterior to coronal plane T may be accessed through corridor C.
- the ipsilateral transverse process of either said superior or inferior vertebral bone of the target functional spinal unit may be removed through corridor C ( FIGS. 8A and 8B ).
- the harvested transverse process bone may be used as autograft bone for a fusion procedure that is concurrently performed at the same operation.
- the preceding steps constitute a method for removal of a transverse process of the target FSU.
- an intra-abdominal (and, in some examples, extra-peritoneal) surgical corridor is developed through a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and at least a segment of the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle.
- the ipsilateral transverse process of one or both vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit is removed.
- the removed transverse process may be used as a bone graft (i.e., autograft) material to fuse two or more skeletal bones of the individual during the same surgical procedure (if desired).
- the harvested transverse process bone is incorporated into the bone graft that is used to fuse the superior vertebral bone to the inferior vertebral bone of said target functional spinal unit.
- at least a portion of the bone graft that is used to fuse superior to inferior vertebral bones is comprised of bone derived from the harvested transverse process.
- At least a portion of the harvested transverse process bone may be placed into the target intervertebral disc space in order to form an interbody fusion within the target functional spinal unit.
- bone graft material (whether containing autograft bone, allograft bone, a synthetic material, or any other substance adapted to form bone) may be placed to extend along the longitudinal axis of the spine from the lateral aspect of the superior articular process (SAP) of the superior vertebral bone to the superior articular process (SAP) of the inferior vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit.
- the bone graft material will eventually form a fusion mass that connects the SAP and transverse processes (or the remaining stump thereof) of adjacent vertebral bones ( FIG. 8B ).
- a facet joint is an articulation comprised of the superior articulating process (SAP) of an inferior vertebral bone and the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the immediately superior vertebral bone.
- SAP superior articulating process
- IAP inferior articulating process
- right and left facet joints form articulations between the superior and inferior vertebral bone with a single facet joint on each side of the mid sagittal plane of the vertebral column.
- corridor C to reach the ipsilateral transverse process, as described above, the ipsilateral facet joint (ipsilateral to the skin incision) can be also accessed.
- the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU is removed in order to provide a wider corridor through which to access the ipsilateral facet joint.
- the transverse process may be left in place or only partially removed and the ipsilateral facet joint accessed around the transverse process.
- the facet joint may be accessed through an anterior to posterior trajectory that passes superior to said ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B .
- the trajectory used to access the ipsilateral facet joint via corridor C will necessarily cross coronal plane T in an anterior to posterior trajectory ( FIG. 10B ) and will substantially follow member 200 .
- the tip of member 200 is positioned at the lateral surface of the SAP of the inferior vertebral one of the target FSU.
- the preceding steps constitute a method to access the ipsilateral facet joint between the superior and inferior vertebral bones of a target FSU. Once accessed, the ipsilateral facet joint may be least partially removed, if desired, to decompress the nerve elements.
- the joint whether whole or after partial resection, may be also implanted with fastener(s) that serve to limit and/or completely immobilize movement between the superior and inferior vertebral bones, as will be further discussed below.
- FIG. 10A shows an illustrated spine with implant 206 positioned within the L4/L5 disc space.
- the implant 206 may be placed into the target disc space via the antero-lateral corridor 507 .
- the anterior column implant is placed first and then the surgical corridor is turned posteriorly in order to access the ipsilateral facet joint through the corridor anterior to the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum (corridor C).
- corridor C may be posterior to the psoas muscle. While the anterior implant 206 is, in some examples, implanted prior to facet joint access, either the disc space work or the facet joint access may be performed first.
- interbody implants are known in the art. U.S. Pat. Nos.
- the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU may be removed to permit greater access to the ipsilateral facet joint.
- the harvested bone can be used as autograft within the fusion bone mass used to fuse the superior and inferior vertebral bones of the target FSU.
- the harvested bone may be also placed into the intervertebral disc space to produce an interbody fusion.
- the ipsilateral facet joint may be reached using the trajectory of member 200 . That trajectory extends across coronal plane T in a lateral to medial and anterior to posterior direction. The trajectory may be superior to the ipsilateral transverse process, as shown in FIG. 10B .
- a bone fastener can be passed sequentially via a lateral to medial trajectory through the superior articulating process (SAP) of the inferior vertebral bone, across the joint space and then into the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the immediately superior vertebral bone.
- the fastener may be further passed from a lateral to medial trajectory into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone—as well be illustrated further below.
- the fastener is at least partially inserted through corridor C and follows an anterior to posterior trajectory across coronal plane T.
- a fastener may be placed into the ipsilateral facet joint in order to immobilize the movement between the superior and inferior vertebral bones across said joint.
- the fastener may be passed through the lateral aspect of the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone, across the facet joint space and into the IAP of the superior vertebral bone, as indicated by arrow K in FIGS. 11A and 11B .
- the fastener may be further passed into the ipsilateral lamina 212 of the superior vertebra as shown in FIG. 11B .
- FIG. 11B illustrates a sectional view passing through the facet joints between the L3 and L4 vertebral bones. The plane of the sectional view is shown by the anterior-posterior direction of arrow K in FIG. 11A .
- the lateral-medial direction of arrow is shown in FIG. 11B .
- FIGS. 12A and 12 B illustrate a faster 240 comprising a bone screw 244 and a washer-like member 246 .
- the head of screw may move inside member 246 in at least one plane (such as, e.g., in a ball-in-socket like design) so that shank 2442 may be positioned in one of a plurality of different positions/angles relative to the central axis of the bore 2462 of member 246 .
- fastener 240 may further comprises a locking feature that permits movement between screw 244 and member 246 in a first configuration, and immobilizes screw 244 relative to member 246 in a second configuration.
- locking features include among others, for example, a set screw that threadably engages member 246 .
- the set screw may be tightened into a second configuration to immobilize screw 244 relative to member 246 , or may be left untightened in a first configuration, to permit movement between screw 244 and member 246 .
- screw 244 is passed into the ipsilateral facet joint (for example, using the trajectory of arrow K) until member 246 is forcibly positioned against the lateral, outer surface of the SAP of the inferior vertebra.
- the locking feature may be then transitioned from the first configuration to the second configuration in order to immobilize screw 244 relative to member 246 .
- FIGS. 13A and 13B illustrate implant 206 within the intervertebral disc space of the target FSU and fastener 240 immobilizing the ipsilateral facet. Note that the ipsilateral transverse process is intact in FIG. 13A and removed in FIG. 13B . While the distal aspect of screw 244 is illustrated passing into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone, it may alternatively be placed in a trajectory that traverses the TAP of the superior vertebra bone without extending further into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior bone. This trajectory is shown in FIG. 14 .
- screw 244 may be angled even more inferiorly so that its distal aspect enters the lamina and/or spinous process of the inferior vertebral bone after traversing the facet joint.
- the entry point may be, for example, at or near point “X” of FIG. 14 .
- FIG. 15 shows perspective views of bone fastener assembly 105
- FIG. 16 shows a cross-sectional view of fastener assembly 105
- Exemplary bone fastener assembly 105 includes a threaded bone screw 107 with threaded shaft 1072 and a spherical head 1074 .
- An internal bore 1076 extends through the internal aspect of the screw 107 , extending from the top of head 1074 to the tip of shaft 1072 .
- the internal bore has a threaded portion 1078 .
- a hex-shaped receptacle 1079 resides within head 1074 .
- Receptacle 1079 is adapted to accept a screw driver (such as with a hex-shaped tip, or the like), wherein the driver can deliver a rotational force to screw 107 and drive the threaded shaft into bone.
- An outer housing 110 has an internal seat 1102 that is adapted to seat head 1074 of screw 107 .
- Housing 110 has an additional seat 1104 that is adapted to accept an inter-connecting member, such as a rod.
- Threads 1106 are adapted to compliment and accept threaded locking nut 116 .
- a pusher member 114 is disposed between the two seat portions 1104 and 1102 of housing 110 and transmits the downward force of the locking nut 116 onto head 1074 (when an interconnecting rod is positioned between the locking nut and pusher member 114 ).
- An interconnecting member such as a rod, may be positioned within seat 1104 of housing 110 .
- the housing 110 and screw 107 are moved into the desired relative spatial orientation.
- Locking nut 116 is positioned above the seated interconnecting member and then threadably advanced relative to threads 1106 of housing 110 .
- the interconnecting rod member is forced onto pusher member 114 .
- the pusher 114 is then forced downward onto head 1074 of screw 1074 , trapping the head between the pusher 116 and seat 1102 . In this way, full advancement of locking nut 116 produces rigid immobilization of the interconnecting member, the housing 110 and the screw 107 relative to one another.
- screw assembly 105 is intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. Further, it will be understood that other bone screw assemblies may be alternatively used and that multiple such screw assemblies are known in the art.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. RE37665, 6,248,105; 6,371,957; 6,565,565; 6,641,586; and 7,704,271 each disclose at least one bone screw assembly that may be used to accomplish the present method.
- Each of the foregoing U.S. Patents is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Any of these or any other applicable bone screw assemblies that are adapted to for use in interconnecting neighboring bones may be alternatively or additionally used.
- FIG. 17 illustrates a method through which one or more bone fastener assemblies 105 may be used to fixate a target spinal segment comprising one or more FSUs.
- the fastener(s) may be passed through corridor C onto the lateral aspect of the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone within each FSU.
- Threaded shaft 1072 may be passed through the ipsilateral facet joint and into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone via, for example, trajectory K of FIG. 11 .
- one or more of fasteners assemblies 105 may be inserted into the vertebral bones wherein at least one fastener is anchored onto at least a portion of the pars interarticulais (either its true lateral surface, indicated as “B” in FIG.
- one or more fastener assemblies 105 may be passed posterior to the pars interarticulatis and into the spinous process of the vertebral bone. Regardless of which of the aforementioned trajectories is employed, once inserted into vertebral bone, the fastener assemblies 105 , disposed at different levels, may be interconnected to each other via an interconnecting rod.
- bone assemblies 105 are illustrated, it will be understood that other bone screws and/or fastener assemblies may be additionally or alternatively used to fixate into the vertebral bones via the disclosed method and trajectory, and then interconnected with other fasteners/bone screws disposed at other levels.
- the interconnection may be performed by interconnecting rods and/or interconnecting plates.
- bone screw is used as a generic term and may include, but is not limited to, fastener assembly 105 or any other appropriate bone screw/assembly that may be adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod and/or plate.
- the bone screw 107 of bone fastener assembly 105 may serve, by itself, as a bone fastener for use in any of the disclosed methods, since, at a minimum, it may be coupled with an interconnecting bone plate.
- the terms “bone screw” and “bone fastener assembly” user herein may be used interchangeably and imply that screw/fastener assembly may be coupled to an interconnecting member, such as a plate or a rod.
- Bone screws may be also used as freestanding, uncoupled fasteners that are driven across more than one bone in order to fixate these bones to one another.
- FIGS. 18A and 18B illustrate an additional exemplary method through which bone screw(s)/fastener assemblies may be used to fixate a target spinal segment comprising one or more FSUs.
- the bone screw(s)/fastener assemblies may be passed through corridor C onto the lateral aspect of the ipsilateral pedicle and traverse, at least partially, a portion of the pedicle.
- the bone screw fastener assembly extends through the pedicle in both a lateral to medial and anterior to posterior trajectory, as shown in FIG. 18A .
- the distal segment of the bone screw/fastener assembly may be further advanced into the lamina and/or spinous of the vertebral bone containing the pedicle into which the screw is inserted ( FIG. 18A ).
- the bone screw/fastener assembly appears to be positioned on top (i.e., the superior aspect) of the left pedicle, it is understood that this depiction is for illustrative purposes only and the actual path extends through the substance of the pedicle and vertebral bone.
- FIG. 18A the bone screw/fastener assembly appears similar to screw 107 of assembly 105 ( FIGS. 16 and 17 ) for illustrative simplicity. However, as stated above, any bone screw/fastener assembly may be additionally or alternatively used.
- the bone screw entry point is preferably posterior to coronal plane V and anterior to coronal plane T.
- Coronal plane U was previously defined and coronal plane V may be defined as parallel to and 15 mm anterior to coronal plane U.
- the vertebral bodies may vary in actual anatomy from the idealized vertebral bones illustrated herein, whether from congenital or acquired deformity, spondylotic change (such as bony spurs and the like), spinal malalignment or other changes, and for descriptive purposes an idealized vertebral bones are assumed.
- FIG. 18B illustrates a lateral view of an FSU with the bone screw of FIG. 18A inserted into the lateral aspect of the L4 pedicle.
- the bone screw may take an anterior to posterior and lateral to medial trajectory within the substance of the bone.
- An exemplary axial trajectory of the bone screw, trajectory T5 is shown in FIG. 18B .
- lateral surface of the pedicle provides an access window between the nerve root above (L3 nerve root) and the nerve below (L4 nerve root).
- segment of the lateral aspect of the pedicle is devoid of nerves, as well be discussed further below, this segment may be used as the entry point for the bone screw.
- FIG. 19A illustrates a view of a lateral aspect of an FSU
- FIG. 19B shows a coronal section taken along plane M.
- the pedicles of adjacent vertebrae are vertically aligned while the nerves exit at an angle between the adjacent pedicles.
- the left L3 pedicle is vertically positioned above the left L4 pedicle and the left L3 nerve root exits the spinal canal in an oblique trajectory that extends from superior/medial to inferior/lateral.
- This provides two segments, segments K1 and K2, through which one may traverse a horizontal plane of the FSU without encountering the nerves.
- Segment K1 is known to those of ordinary skill in the art as “Kambin's triangle”. (See Cadaveric Analysis of the Kambin's Triangle . By Hoshide R, Feldman E, et al. Cureus. 2016 Feb. 2; 8(2), which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.)
- Segment K2 is previously undescribed and may be an additional or alternate location for bone screw insertion into a vertebral bone.
- the lateral aspect of the pedicle of the vertebral bone to be instrumented can be approached through corridor C.
- a bone screw may be inserted into the lateral aspect of the pedicle and/or proximal vertebral body through segment K2, using a bone entry point that is anterior to coronal plane T and/or posterior to coronal plane V ( FIG. 18A ).
- the subsequent trajectory of the bone screw within the vertebral bone may be, for example, the trajectory shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B .
- a known pathway for bone screw insertion within the posterior aspect of the vertebral bone is the “cortical bone screw trajectory” and is described in, among other citations, Cortical bone trajectory for lumbar pedicle screws , Santoni B G, Hynes R A, et al. Spine J. 2009 May; 9(5):366-73, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the bone screw is inserted into the posterior surface of the vertebral bone, often immediately medial to the vertebral bone's superior facet joint (i.e., the facet joint formed by that vertebral bone's SAP and the IAP of the immediately superior vertebral bone).
- the bone screw is guided in a medial to lateral trajectory as it is advanced anteriorly into the vertebral bone (for example, as depicted in FIG. 23B ).
- a bone screw is inserted into a lateral surface of vertebral bone such as, e.g., into segment K2.
- the bone entry point for screw insertion may be between coronal plane T and coronal plane V in the anterior to posterior direction and between the superior bony surface of the vertebral body being instrumented and the horizontal plane of the most inferior point of the ipsilateral pedicle.
- the screw trajectory in the vertebral bone is substantially 180 degree to that of the known cortical bone screw trajectory that is described above.
- the bone screw of this method is guided in a lateral to medial trajectory as it is advanced posteriorly into the vertebral bone from the bone insertion point, having a trajectory similar to that depicted in FIG. 18A .
- one or more bone screws may be attached anteriorly, directly onto the body of the vertebral bone.
- the vertebral body may be accessed using the direct anterior approach 505 , the antero-lateral approach 507 and/or the direct lateral approach 509 of FIG. 5 .
- Any other known approach to access the antero-lateral surfaces of the vertebral body though a skin incision made anterior to coronal plane T may be additionally or alternatively used.
- At least one bone screw is advanced into the vertebral body and then directed posteriorly in order to have the distal aspect of the screw exit the vertebral body at least partially through the vertebral body-pedicle junction and enter the anterior aspect of the contralateral pedicle.
- the body-pedicle junction is a vertical segment of bone wherein the anterior end of the pedicle joins the posterior vertical surface of the vertebral body.
- FIG. 20A illustrates the screw trajectory using bone screw 207 .
- One or more additional bone screws 210 may be also employed.
- the screws are illustrated as being joined by a plate 250 , wherein plate 250 is then anchored to another vertebral bone by additional bones screws (not shown).
- bone screw assemblies such as, e.g., bone screw assembly 105 of FIGS. 15 and 16 , may be placed into the vertebral bone using the same method/trajectory and then connected to additional bone screws at adjacent vertebral levels by an interconnecting rod (instead of a plate).
- an interconnecting rod instead of a plate.
- many bone plates include features and specialized sub-segments, such as, e.g., screw to plate locking features, slots that allow bone screws to move/subside therein, movable sub-segments, expandable size configurations, and the like. On or more of these features may be included, where appropriate, in generic plate 250 .
- FIG. 20B An additional implementation for the method of bone screw placement is shown in FIG. 20B . While similar to that of FIG. 20A , the screw trajectory in this implementation is selected so that the distal aspect of the bone screw passes through the body-pedicle junction and enters the anterior aspect of the ipsilateral pedicle. As in FIG. 20A , one or more additional bone screws 210 may be also employed at each vertebral level and bone screws at different vertebral bones may be coupled by use of an interconnecting plate and/or rod.
- a target FSU may be approached using a single corridor to the vertebral bodies of the FSU's superior and inferior vertebral bones.
- the incision is preferably positioned anterior to coronal plane T (shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 ) and the corridor formed between the incision and the spine is developed through the extra-spinal and non-bony tissues of the abdominal cavity.
- the corridor may be at least partially contained within the retro-peritoneal space.
- the intervertebral disc space of the target FSU is accessed and an orthopedic implant may be positioned inside of the disc space after removal of at least a portion of the natural disc material that is contained therein.
- the intervertebral disc space can be accessed through the direct anterior approach 505 , the antero-lateral approach 507 , and/or the direct lateral approach 509 of FIG. 5 .
- An to implant that is placed within the disc space may be a device configured to produce a bone fusion between the superior and inferior vertebral bones of the target FSU.
- the implant can be positioned to overly at least segment of apophyseal ring ( FIG. 5 ) of the superior and/or inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU, as illustrated by implant 510 shown in FIG. 21A .
- At least one bone screw may be advanced into the each of the superior and inferior vertebral bodies of the target FSU. At least one bone screw is positioned into each of the bodies of the two vertebral bones of the target FSU. The screw(s) in each of the superior and inferior bodies of the target FSU can be then interconnected with a plate and/or a rod.
- at least one additional bone screw may be placed into the portion of the FSU that is posterior to coronal line T. This additional screw may be advanced in an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided across the ipsilateral facet joint of the FSU ( FIG. 11 ). This trans-facet screw then traverses the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone (from lateral to medial) and the space of the facet joint, and enters the TAP of the superior vertebral bone of the target FSU ( FIG. 14 ).
- a first bone screw may be advanced in an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided into the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU (with or without traversing a segment of the superior vertebral bone).
- a second bone screw may be also advanced from an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided into the superior vertebral bone of the target FSU (with or without traversing a segment of the inferior vertebral bone).
- the first and second bone screws may subsequently be interconnected using a rod and/or plate.
- the term “bone screw” as used herein may include, without limitation, bone screw assembly 105 of FIG. 15 or any other appropriate bone screw that is adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod and/or plate.
- the first and/or second bone screw may be advanced into bone using the trajectory illustrated in FIGS. 18A and 18B (and discussed above).
- FIG. 21B illustrates an example implementation wherein at least one bone screw is positioned into the vertebral body anterior to coronal plane T and at least one additional screw is advanced from an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and is, at least partially, anchored to a segment of the vertebral bone that is posterior to coronal plane T.
- additional bone screws for example, another vertebral body screw
- bone screw 210 may be also employed, such as bone screw 210 .
- at least one bone screw of one of the vertebral bodies may be positioned so that its distal aspect enters the contralateral pedicle, as shown in FIG. 20A .
- a plate (or rod), such as, e.g., plate 250 may be used to couple some of the bone screws that are anchored within one vertebral bone to bone screws anchored into other vertebral bones.
- An exemplary method for access and possible instrumentation of an anterior and posterior aspect of the target FSU through a single abdominal corridor having a starting point at a skin that is anterior to coronal plane T is described above. Additional access of the posterior aspect of the FSU may be achieved by making a skin incision posterior to coronal plane T (for example, on the skin of the back of a subject) approaching the spine from a posterior to anterior trajectory.
- the latter exemplary method is illustrated in FIG. 22 wherein the anterior aspect of the FSU may be accessed through at least one of the approaches of FIG. 5 (i.e., approaches 505 , 507 and 509 ) and the posterior aspect of the FSU may be accessed through corridor C, as previously described, as well as through corridor P shown in FIG. 22 .
- Access of the FSU through corridor P allows for direct bone screw placement along the longitudinal access of the pedicle ( FIG. 23A ) and/or along the cortical bone screw trajectory discussed above ( FIG. 23B ). While the illustrated bone screw is placed in the right side of the vertebral bone, it is understood that the bone screw placement trajectories of FIGS. 23A and 23B may be employed on either side of the vertebral bone.
- corridor P in accessing the target FSU allows both corridors to intersect at the level of the transverse process (as shown in FIG. 24 ), thereby providing a direct and continuous anterior/posterior corridor to the FSU.
- This method allows circumferential access to the vertebral bone, as shown by the area within the uneven broken lines of FIG. 24 , while the patient is in a single position (such as, e.g., the lateral decubitus position) without the need to reposition the patient on the operating room table and to repeat the surgical preparation and drape process. It also allows for concurrent to anterior and posterior work, wherein a first surgeon works through corridor C while a second surgeon works through corridor P.
- the transverse process may be removed, if desired, and this removal will further increase the size of the direct anterior/posterior corridor, as shown in FIGS. 25A-25C .
- This wider access can be used to provide comprehensive decompression of the neural tissues within the spinal canal. It can also be used to correct spinal deformity with greater ease and safety than is currently available using conventional methods.
- FIG. 26 illustrates an example of deformity correction that may be achieved with the anterior/posterior access to the FSU methodology discussed above.
- the access corridor allows for more complete release (which comprises releasing the connections between adjacent vertebral bone) so that vertebral realignment can be performed. Limited release of adjacent vertebral bone is a major factor in suboptimal surgical realignment of the vertebral bones.
- the enlarged access window will also allow more thorough resection of vertebral segments in order to optimize the desired curvature in the post-operative spine.
- FIG. 26 illustrates an example of segmental resection of the shaded area in order to produce a greater lordotic angle across the segment.
- the lordotic angle may be measured as the angle between the superior surface of a superior vertebral bone and the inferior surface of an inferior vertebral bone.
- the shaded area is removed from the left lateral side wall of the vertebral bone to the right lateral side wall of the vertebral bone.
- This procedure is known to those of ordinary skill in the art as a “pedicle subtraction osteotomy” and is described in detail in Decision Making Regarding Smith - Petersen vs. Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy vs. Vertebral Column Resection for Spinal Deformity by Bridwell, K H. SPINE Volume 31, Number 19 Suppl, pp S171-S178 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the procedure may be performed with less morbidity when at least a portion of the osteotomy (such as, e.g., the segment involving removal of the pedicle and/or body segment) is performed through corridor C.
- the lordotic angle while increased in FIG. 26B by closing the bony defect after the osteotomy, may be increased further by positioning a lordosis implant between the bony surfaces to be re-apposed ( FIG. 26C ).
- the implant may be adjustable in its lordotic (or even kyphotic) angle so that the surgeon may further adjust the angle across the target FSU after the implant has been positioned within the osteotomy site.
- the totality of the above described methods can be performed under imaging guidance (such as X-ray, CT, MRI, computer-guided imaging and the like). Further, the operation can be performed using percutaneous or minimally invasive surgical techniques with or without the aid of electrophysiological monitoring.
- the latter include techniques such as electromyography (EMG), somato-sensory, motor evoked potentials and the like.
- EMG electromyography
- somato-sensory somato-sensory
- motor evoked potentials and the like.
- the devices disclosed herein and/or any of their components can be made of any biologically adaptable or compatible materials.
- Materials considered acceptable for biological implantation are well known and include, but are not limited to, stainless steel, titanium, tantalum, combination metallic alloys, various plastics (such as PEEK and the like), resins, ceramics, biologically absorbable materials and the like.
- Any components may be also coated/made with osteo-conductive (such as deminerized bone matrix, hydroxyapatite, and the like) and/or osteo-inductive (such as Transforming Growth Factor “TGF-B,” Platelet-Derived Growth Factor “PDGF,” Bone-Morphogenic Protein “BMP,” and the like) bio-active materials that promote bone formation.
- osteo-conductive such as deminerized bone matrix, hydroxyapatite, and the like
- osteo-inductive such as Transforming Growth Factor “TGF-B,” Platelet-Derived Growth Factor “PDGF,” Bone-Morphogenic Protein “BMP,” and the like
- any surface may be made with a porous ingrowth surface (such as, e.g., porous titanium, titanium wire mesh, plasma-sprayed titanium, tantalum, porous CoCr, and the like) and/or provided with a bioactive coating, (such as tantalum, and/or helical rosette carbon nanotubes or other carbon nanotube-based coating) in order to promote bone in-growth or establish a mineralized connection between the bone and the implant, and to reduce the likelihood of implant loosening.
- the system or any of its components may be made by “additive manufacturing”, such as, e.g., “3D” printing.
- additive manufacturing such as, e.g., “3D” printing.
- the system or any of its components can also be entirely or partially made of a shape memory material or other deformable material.
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of spinal instability and/or stenosis of the spinal canal and neural foramina. In one embodiment, a functional spinal unit (FSU) of a subject is approached through a lateral or antero-lateral corridor, and both an anterior and posterior column of the FSU are manipulated, implanted and/or otherwise surgically treated through the same intra-abdominal surgical corridor. A method is disclosed to reach the posterior aspect of the FSU, wherein the intra-abdominal surgical corridor is extended posterior to the psoas major muscle and through the thoraco-lumbar fascia in order to reach the transverse process and/or facet joint. Multiple trajectories for bone screw fixation of the vertebral bone are additionally disclosed. In another embodiment, the FSU is approached through the above corridor and a second posterior skin incision and corridor. The combination of the corridors provided circumferential access to the FSU.
Description
- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/284,944 entitled “SPINAL FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE”, filed Oct. 14, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
- This disclosure relates generally to bone fixation systems, components thereof, and methods of implant placement for adjusting, aligning and maintaining the spatial relationship(s) of adjacent bones or bony fragments, such as for example after surgical reconstruction of skeletal segments.
- Whether from degenerative disease, traumatic disruption, infection or neoplastic invasion, alteration in the anatomical relationships between the spinal vertebras can cause significant pain, deformity and disability. Spinal disease is a major health problem in the industrialized world, and the surgical treatment of spinal pathology is an evolving discipline. The traditional surgical treatment of abnormal vertebral motion is the complete immobilization and bony fusion of the involved spinal segment and an extensive array of surgical techniques and implantable devices have been formulated to accomplish the treatment objective.
- Regardless of the specific objectives of surgery, many surgeons employ implantable devices that maintain the desired spatial relationship(s) between adjacent vertebral bodies. The effectiveness of these devices is critically dependent on adequate fixation into the underlying bone. Adequate access and fixation of both the anterior and posterior spinal columns often requires multiple incisions and surgical corridors. Therefore, such procedures continue to be substantial operations with a multitude of shortcomings, including without limitation increased trauma to the patient, extended recovery time after surgery, and enhanced risk for surgical complications such as infection. Such problems can further be exacerbated when the patient is elderly, and/or has compromised physiology in one respect or another.
- Hence, there is a salient need for alternative methods of implant placement and bony fixation, and associated apparatus, in order to, inter alia, reduce the necessary degree and scope surgery and associated surgical risk, particularly in aging populations.
- The present disclosure addresses the foregoing needs by disclosing, inter alia, apparatus and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and stenosis of the spinal canal, including by providing decompression and/or fixation thereof.
- In a first aspect, a method for stabilization of an anatomical portion of a subject is disclosed. In one embodiment, the anatomical portion comprises a target functional spinal unit (FSU) of a living subject, and the method includes: (i) forming a first tissue corridor; (ii) accessing and manipulating an anterior portion of the target FSU via the first tissue corridor; (iii) forming a second tissue corridor; and (iv) accessing and manipulating a posterior portion of the target FSU via the second tissue corridor.
- In one variant, the forming a first tissue corridor includes forming the corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, with the first tissue corridor extending at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject.
- In another variant, the forming of the second tissue corridor includes forming a corridor that is extended posterior to a psoas major muscle and through a thoraco-lumbar fascia of the subject.
- In another embodiment, the method includes: (i) forming a tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the functional spinal unit, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor; and (iii) accessing a lateral aspect of an ipsilateral pedicle of an inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU, and (iv) advancing at least one bone fastener into the inferior vertebral bone, the at least one bone fastener extended in a lateral to medial trajectory.
- In yet another embodiment, the method includes: (i) forming a tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor and positioning an orthopedic implant within an intervertebral disc space of the target FSU; (iii) extending the tissue corridor posterior to a psoas major muscle; and (iv) accessing a lateral surface of a superior articulating process of a facet joint of the target FSU via the extended tissue corridor.
- In yet a further embodiment, the method includes: (i) forming a first tissue corridor from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the first tissue corridor at least partially extended through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the first tissue corridor; (iii) extending the first tissue corridor posterior to a psoas major muscle; (iv) accessing an anterior surface of a transverse process of the target FSU via the extended first tissue corridor; (v) forming a second tissue corridor from a posterior skin incision one a back of the subject to a posterior aspect of at least one vertebral bone of the target FSU; and (vi) advancing a bone fastener into the posterior aspect of the at least one vertebral bone via the second tissue corridor.
- In still another embodiment, the method includes: (i) forming a tissue from a skin incision to a side surface of the target FSU, the tissue corridor extended at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject; (ii) accessing an anterior portion of the target FSU through the tissue corridor; and (iii) advancing at least one bone fastener through a side surface of a body segment of a vertebral bone of the target FSU. In one variant, the trajectory of the at least one bone fastener is extended in an anterior to posterior direction and enters at least a segment of a pedicle portion of the vertebral bone to which the fastener is attached.
- In a second aspect, a method for accessing a targeted functional spinal unit (FSU) for manipulation and/or fixation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: (i) creating at least one first tissue corridor through at least one of flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject to an anterior or a lateral portion of the targeted FSU; and (ii) creating at least one second tissue corridor through posterior skin of the subject.
- In one variant, the second corridor extends along a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the quadratus lumborum muscle to a posterior portion of the targeted FSU, and the at least one first tissue corridor comprises a direct anterior approach.
- In another variant, the at least one first tissue corridor comprises an anterolateral approach. In yet another variant, the at least one first tissue corridor comprises a direct lateral approach.
- In still another variant, the first tissue corridor extends at least partially through an abdominal cavity of the subject.
- In a third aspect, a method for immobilization of a facet joint of a targeted FSU is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: (i) removing at least a portion of a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc space of the facet joint via a first tissue corridor; (ii) implanting one or more orthopedic implants into an intervertebral disc space of the facet joint via the first tissue corridor; and (iii) attaching one or more bone fasteners to the targeted FSU via advancement through a second tissue corridor. In one variant, the first tissue corridor is formed through flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject to an anterior or a lateral portion of the targeted FSU. In another variant, the second tissue corridor is formed through posterior skin of the subject along a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the quadratus lumborum muscle to a posterior portion of the targeted FSU.
- In yet another variant, the method further comprises removal of one or more of the ipsilateral transverse processes of a superior and/or inferior vertebral bone of the targeted FSU via the second tissue corridor. In one implementation, at least a portion of the removed one or more ipsilateral transverse processes is inserted into the intervertebral disc space and utilized as a bone graft material for the one or more implants.
- In a fourth aspect, a method of providing decompression of spinal stenosis is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: (i) accessing a facet joint of a target FSU via a tissue corridor, the tissue corridor extended posterior to a psoas major muscle, anterior to a quadratus lumborum muscle, and through a thoraco-lumbar fascia; and (ii) removing at least a portion of the ipsilateral facet joint. In one variant, the method further comprises rigidly fixing a position of the target FSU via one or more orthopedic implants and/or bone fasteners advanced through the tissue corridor.
- In another aspect, a method of achieving circumferential access to an FSU is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes approaching the FSU through an intra-abdominal corridor, as well as a second posterior skin incision and corridor. The combination of the intra-abdominal corridor and second posterior corridor provide circumferential access to the FSU.
- In another aspect of the disclosure, an implantable bone fastener assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the bone fastener assembly includes a threaded bone screw with threaded shaft and a shaped (e.g., spherical) head portion. In one variant, an internal bore extends through the internal aspect of the screw, extending from the top of the head portion to a tip of shaft. The internal bore in one implementation includes a threaded portion, and a polygonal (e.g., hex) shaped receptacle resides within the head.
- In another implementation, an outer housing is included, and has an internal seat adapted to seat the head of the screw. The housing also has an additional seat that is adapted to accept an inter-connecting member, such as a rod.
- In a further aspect, a system for spinal treatment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes at least first and second bone fastener elements for fixation to respective bones or bone portions of the spine of the subject, and a connecting element (e.g., rod) for mechanical stabilization of the spine. One or more inter-disc implants are also utilized as part of the system.
- In yet other aspects, methods and apparatus for treating patients are disclosed.
- The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and description below. Other features, objects, and advantages will be apparent from the following description, the accompanying drawings and from the claims.
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FIGS. 1A-1C are a side elevation view, a top plan view, and a posterior elevation view, respectively, of an exemplary vertebral bone. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B are a posterior elevation view and a posterior perspective view of an exemplary functional spinal unit (FSU) comprised of two adjunct vertebral bones and an intervening disc space. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a subject illustrating the positioning of the subject on an operating table. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a human torso in cross-section. -
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a subject's spine illustrating multiple approach corridors to the target vertebral bone. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy. -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating approach Corridor C. -
FIGS. 8A and 8B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating access and possible resection of the transverse process via Corridor C. -
FIG. 9 is an anterior perspective view of a target FSU. -
FIGS. 10A and 10B are posterior perspective and top plan views of a subject's spine, respectively, illustrating access of the facet joint via Corridor C. -
FIGS. 11A and 11B are side elevation and posterior perspective views of a subject's spine, respectively, illustrating a trajectory of a bone screw used to fixate the facet joint. -
FIGS. 12A and 12B are each perspective and cross-sectional views of an embodiment of a facet screw/fastener assembly. -
FIGS. 13A and 13B and 14 are anterior perspective views (FIGS. 13A and 13B ) and a posterior perspective view (FIG. 14 ) of a subject's spine illustrating the facet screw/fastener ofFIGS. 12A and 12B in place. -
FIGS. 15 and 16 are top perspective views and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a bone fastener assembly that is adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod. -
FIG. 17 is an anterior perspective view of a subject's spin illustrating the bone fastener assembly ofFIGS. 15 and 16 in use. -
FIGS. 18A and 18B are a top plan view and side perspective views of a subject's spine illustrating a position and a trajectory of a bone screw/fastener assembly. -
FIGS. 19A and 19B are a side perspective view and a schematic representation of a subject's spine illustrating a corridor and a bone segment for bone screw/fastener placement. -
FIGS. 20A and 20B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of bone screw/fastener placement. -
FIGS. 21A and 21B are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of interbody implant and bone screw/fastener placement. -
FIG. 22 is a schematic cross-section view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating an additional embodiment of corridors to access the target vertebral bone. -
FIGS. 23A and 23B are cross-sectional views of a subject's spine illustrating additional embodiments of bone screw/fastener placement. -
FIG. 24 is cross-sectional view of a subject's spine and surrounding anatomy illustrating an additional embodiment of corridors to access the target vertebral bone. -
FIGS. 25A-25C are top plan views of a subject's spine illustrating decompressions that may be accomplished through the access corridors. -
FIGS. 26A-26C are side elevation views of a subject's spine illustrating performance of a pedicle subtraction osteotomy through the access corridors, and a potential use of a lordotic implant in performing a pedicle subtraction osteotomy. - All Figures© Copyright 2013-2016. Samy Abdou. All rights reserved.
- In order to promote an understanding of the principals of the disclosure, reference is made to the drawings and the embodiments illustrated herein. Nevertheless, it will be understood that the drawings are illustrative and no limitation of the scope of the claims is intended thereby. Any such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated embodiments, and any such further applications of the principles of the disclosed devices as illustrated herein are contemplated as would normally occur to one of ordinary skill in the art.
- In one aspect, improved devices, systems, and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and/or stenosis of the spinal canal are disclosed. Specifically, methods for fusion of a superior vertebral bone to an inferior vertebral bone of a target functional spinal unit are disclosed that, inter alia, overcome the disabilities of the prior art described above.
- In one embodiment, a skin incision is made in a flank skin and/or abdominal skin of a subject on one side of the mid-sagittal plane that divides the subject into right and left sides. For example, the incision can be positioned anterior to coronal plane T. An intra-abdominal (and, in some examples, extra-peritoneal) surgical corridor is developed from the skin incision through a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle, and across coronal plane T in anterior to posterior trajectory. Optionally, the ipsilateral transverse process of one or both vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit may be removed, such as, e.g., the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target functional spinal unit. When removed, the harvested transverse process may be used, if desired, as a portion of the bone graft material used to fuse the superior and the inferior vertebral bone to one another.
- In one implementation, the ipsilateral facet joint may be accessed through corridor C and at least partially removed, if desired, to decompress the nerve elements. The ipsilateral facet joint, whether whole or after partial resection, may be then implanted with one or more fasteners that serve to immobilize and/or limit movement across the facet joint. In some examples, the target intervertebral disc space is also entered, at least a portion of the contained nucleus pulposus is evacuated, and the disc space is then implanted with bone graft material and/or an orthopedic implant that is configured to fuse the adjacent vertebral bone. Additionally, in some examples, at least some of the bone used for the disc space fusion (also known as interbody fusion) may be derived from the resected transverse process. The disc space can advantageously be entered through one of the three potential sites, such that the disc space work may be performed prior to fastener placement and immobilization of the ipsilateral facet joint.
- In another embodiment, the target intervertebral disc space may be entered anterior to the ipsilateral psoas and posterior to the aorta (such as, e.g., an
anterolateral approach 507 shown inFIG. 5 ). At least a portion of the nucleus pulposus is removed and the disc space is implanted with an orthopedic device configured to permit interbody fusion across the target disc space. After the disc is implanted with the orthopedic device, corridor C is used to access the lateral aspect of the ipsilateral facet joint of the target functional spinal unit and a bone fastener is placed across the facet joint in a lateral to medial trajectory. Advantageously, the implantation of the target intervertebral disc space may be performed before or after access of the ipsilateral facet joint; e.g., prior to facet immobilization with the fastener. - In additional embodiments, several other methods for vertebral fixation are disclosed wherein corridor C is used to access the anterior aspect of the ipsilateral transverse process and the lateral ipsilateral pedicle to which it is attached.
- Further, various bone screw trajectories are disclosed for use in the disclosed methods of vertebral fixation.
- Furthermore, methods for placement of bone screws into the ipsi- or contralateral pedicles from lateral or antero-lateral screw insertion site (into the vertebral body) are described.
- Described herein are devices, systems and methods for the treatment of abnormal spinal stability and stenosis of the spinal canal. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the spine is approached through a lateral (i.e., side) corridor or an anterolateral corridor, and both the anterior and posterior columns of the spine are manipulated, implanted and/or otherwise surgically treated through the same intra-abdominal surgical corridor. Any of these surgical corridors, while intra-abdominal, may also be extra-peritoneal (i.e., corridors with do not traverse the peritoneal cavity).
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FIGS. 1A-1C show diagrammatic representations of a spinalvertebral bone 802 in multiple views. For clarity of illustration, the vertebral bone ofFIGS. 1A-1C and those of other illustrations disclosed herein are represented schematically and it should be appreciated that actual vertebral bodies may include anatomical details that are not shown in these figures. Specifically, actual vertebral bodies may vary in anatomy from the idealized vertebral bones illustrated in the drawings, whether because of congenital or acquired deformity, spondylotic change (such as bony spurs and the like), spinal malalignment and/or other changes. For descriptive purposes, idealized vertebral bones are assumed. - The term “sagittal plane”, as used herein, refers to the plane that splits the body into left and right segments. The “mid-sagittal plane” or “median plane” splits the body into equal left and right halves. The term “coronal plane”, as used herein, is the plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) segments. Hence, the coronal and sagittal planes are perpendicular to one another.
- Further, it will be understood that the vertebral bones at a given level (i.e., in a given spinal section) of the spinal column of a human or animal subject will contain anatomical features that may not be present at other levels of the same spinal column. The illustrated vertebral bones are intended to generically represent vertebral bones at any spinal level without limitation. The disclosed devices and methods may be employed at any applicable spinal level.
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Vertebral bone 802 contains an anteriorly-placedvertebral body 804, a centrally placedspinal canal 806 and posteriorly-placedlamina 808. Thepedicle segments 810 ofvertebral bone 802 form the lateral aspects of thespinal canal 806 and connect thelaminas 808 to thevertebral body 804. Thespinal canal 806 contains neural structures such as the spinal cord and/or nerves. A midline protrusion termed the spinous process SP extends posteriorly from the medial aspect oflaminas 808. A protrusion extends laterally from each side of the posterior aspect of thevertebral bone 802 and is termed the transverse process TP. - A right transverse process RTP extends to the right from the lateral aspect of the right pedicle. A left transverse process LTP extends to the left from the lateral aspect of the left pedicle. A superior protrusion extends superiorly above the
lamina 808 on each side of the vertebral midline and is termed the superior articulating process SAP. An inferior protrusion extends inferiorly below thelamina 808 on each side of the vertebral midline and is termed the inferior articulating process IAP. Note that the posterior aspect of thepedicle 810 can be accessed at anindentation 811 in thevertebral bone 802 between the lateral aspect of the SAP and the medial aspect of the transverse process TP. In surgery, it can be common practice to anchor a bone fastener into thepedicle portion 810 of avertebral bone 802 by inserting the fastener throughindentation 811 and into theunderlying pedicle 810 in a posterior to anterior direction. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a functional spinal unit (FSU), which includes two adjacent vertebrae and the intervertebral disc disposed between the adjacent vertebrae. The intervertebral disc resides between the inferior surface of the upper vertebral body and the superior surface of the lower vertebral body, although it is not specifically shown in the figures.FIG. 2A shows the posterior surface of the adjacent vertebrae and the articulations between them.FIG. 2B shows an alternate oblique view of the identical structure. The FSU contains three joints between the two vertebral bones, with the intervertebral disc comprising the anterior joint. The posterior joints include a facet joint 814 on each side of the midline, wherein each facet joint 814 is comprised of the articulation between the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the superior vertebral bone and the superior articulating process (SAP) of the inferior bone. These and other illustrations and definitions of anatomical structures are known to those of ordinary skill in the art. They are described in more detail in Atlas of Human Anatomy, by Frank Netter, third edition, Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, N.J., which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. It will be appreciated that the directional language and terms regarding orientation (such as “upper”, “lower”, “upward”, “downward”, etc.) are used throughout merely for convenience of description and are not intended to be limiting. - At the spinal segment to be surgically treated via the disclosed methods, a coronal plane T (which is a vertical plane of the subject's body) may be defined to contain the most anterior point of each of the right and left transverse processes. In general, the most anterior segment of each transverse process is found at its medial border with the lateral anterior border of the pedicle to which it is attached. Coronal plane T is illustrated in
FIGS. 1B and 3 . Further, a coronal plane U (FIG. 1B ) may be defined as the plane of the posterior wall of the vertebral body when considered at the level of the superior cortical surface of said vertebral body. In this way, the foregoing coronal planes may be used to define an anterior vertebral segment and a posterior vertebral segment. Some medical literature uses coronal plane U as a dividing line between the anterior and posterior vertebral segments (such as, e.g., in the two column model of the spine). (See, e.g., “The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries.” By Denis F. Spine 1983 November-December; 8(8):817-31, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.) While either coronal plane U or coronal plane T can be used to define the boundary between the anterior and posterior segment of the vertebral bone, for the purposes of the present disclosure, coronal plane T is employed as an exemplary boundary plane, however coronal plane U can be additionally or alternatively employed. - A subject requiring surgery on a segment of their lumbar spine may be positioned on the operating table in the supine, prone, lateral decubitus or a combination of these positions. For example, a patient may be positioned between supine (i.e., his back at zero degrees relative to the OR table) and lateral positions (i.e., his back at ninety degrees to the OR table) with one side of the pelvis positioned further above the OR table than the other pelvic side. In one example, the subject is positioned in the lateral decubitus position as show in
FIG. 3 . In this example, the patient is positioned with the left lateral side up (i.e., away from the operating table) and the mid-sagittal plane of the spine parallel to the floor. The lumbar segment to be surgically treated is comprised of at least a superior vertebral bone, an immediately inferior vertebral bone and the intervening intervertebral disc space. The FSU to be surgically treated will be referred to as the “target FSU” and its intervertebral disc space as the “target intervertebral disc space”. - An exemplary method of device implantation is now illustrated. First, a target FSU is identified for surgical manipulation and treatment. In preparation for surgery, the patient may be placed in the above described lateral decubitus position (
FIG. 3 ). The level of the spine that is to be implanted can be localized on an imaging modality (such as X-ray, CT, Mill and the like) in at least one plane. After customary sterilization and/or other preparation of the operative site, the surgeon can localize an incision point on the skin that is anterior to coronal plane T. In one implementation, the incision may be made immediately anterior to a coronal plane that is parallel to coronal plane T and passes through the anterior-most (tip) aspect of the target disc space. In other words, an incision is made in a segment of the skin of the subject that is anterior to coronal plane T but lateral to mid-sagittal plane that divides the body into right and left sides. - A surgical corridor is developed through the extra-spinal tissue from the incision until the target FSU is reached, wherein the corridor to the target disc space is at least partially anterior coronal plane T. In one embodiment, the target intervertebral disc space is entered and at least a portion of the viscoelastic material that comprises the natural nucleus pulposus is removed. For example, in the lumbar vertebra depicted in
FIG. 5 , the disc space may entered in at least one or more of the three following locations: a) medial to the aorta and may comprise the midline (and/or its branches, the common iliac arteries, etc.) to form a directanterior approach 505; b) lateral to the aorta but anterior to the ipsilateral psoas major muscle to form ananterolateral approach 507, in which the ipsilateral psoas major muscle is ipsilateral to the skin incision used to develop the surgical corridor; and c) laterally and through the body of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle to form a directlateral approach 509. In another example, a lateral corridor “V” (shown inFIG. 4 ) can be made from the flank incision and taken onto the target intervertebral disc space. - The disc space may be entered using at least one or more of the example corridors shown in
FIG. 5 . In one implementation, the target intervertebral disc space is entered using an anterolateral approach (such as, e.g.,anterolateral approach 507 shown inFIG. 5 ), which is at least partially positioned between the lateral aorta and the anterior surface of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle. - If desired, after removal of viscoelastic material, an orthopedic implant may be implanted into the target intervertebral disc space using the same surgical corridor and then left in place after surgery is complete. In this specific example, after removal of at least a portion of the nucleus pulposus of the target intervertebral disc space, an
implant 206 may be placed into the disc space (FIG. 10A ). In an exemplary embodiment,implant 206 extends across the mid sagittal plane of the disc space and has one end segment positioned onto the left side of the apophyseal ring of the inferior vertebral bone and a second end segment positioned on the right side of said apophyseal ring. The operation, when performed using a trans-psoas corridor 509, is known to those skilled in the art as the “XLIF” procedure, among other names. (See “Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF): a novel surgical technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.” By Ozgur, Aryan et al. in Spine J. 2006 July-August; 6(4):435-43, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.) - Additionally, the superior and inferior vertebral bones may be distracted away from one another in order to increase the vertical height of the target intervertebral disc space. The optional distraction step may be performed with distraction instrument(s) that are transiently used during surgery and then removed prior to the end of the procedure, and/or by the orthopedic implant(s) that is positioned during surgery and left in place. Whether the target intervertebral disc space is entered and manipulated or not, at least a portion of the surgical corridor may be oriented so as to extend through the anterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia. (A full description of the anatomy of the thoracolumbar fascia is contained in: The thoracolumbar fascia: anatomy, function and clinical considerations. Willard F H, et al. J Anat. 2012 December; 221(6): 507-536, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.)
- In another implementation, development of a surgical corridor C is illustrated in
FIGS. 6 and 7 . As shown, corridor C is developed between the posterior aspect of the ipsilateral psoas major and the anterior and medial aspect of the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle. While corridor C is intended to substantially extend between these two muscles, it may contain at least a segment of each of them. Corridor C is thereby intended to be anterior to the anterior surface of the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU and posterior to at least the posterior half of the ipsilateral psoas major muscle (when the latter is taken in a sagittal plane that traverses it). - In the superior lumbar spine, the psoas is usually a small muscle and it increases in size as it extends inferiorly. In some segments of the spine, such as the thoracic spine, the psoas major muscle is not present at all. Where the muscle is absent, it is understood that corridor C is defined by its relationship to the ipsilateral transverse process and not by its relationship to the psoas muscle. In some examples, the anterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia is traversed by corridor C. Dissection may be continued through corridor C in order to traverse coronal plane T in an anterior to posterior direction. In this way, the ipsilateral transverse processes of the vertebral bones of the target FSU may be reached. Similarly, segments of the target functional spinal unit that are positioned posterior to coronal plane T may be accessed through corridor C.
- If desired, the ipsilateral transverse process of either said superior or inferior vertebral bone of the target functional spinal unit may be removed through corridor C (
FIGS. 8A and 8B ). The harvested transverse process bone may be used as autograft bone for a fusion procedure that is concurrently performed at the same operation. In other words, the preceding steps constitute a method for removal of a transverse process of the target FSU. In this exemplary method, an intra-abdominal (and, in some examples, extra-peritoneal) surgical corridor is developed through a plane between the ipsilateral psoas major muscle and at least a segment of the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum muscle. Subsequently, the ipsilateral transverse process of one or both vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit is removed. - The removed transverse process may be used as a bone graft (i.e., autograft) material to fuse two or more skeletal bones of the individual during the same surgical procedure (if desired). In one embodiment, the harvested transverse process bone is incorporated into the bone graft that is used to fuse the superior vertebral bone to the inferior vertebral bone of said target functional spinal unit. For example, at least a portion of the bone graft that is used to fuse superior to inferior vertebral bones (by positioning a segment of the bone graft to abut the superior vertebrate bone and a segment to abut the inferior vertebral bone) is comprised of bone derived from the harvested transverse process.
- At least a portion of the harvested transverse process bone may be placed into the target intervertebral disc space in order to form an interbody fusion within the target functional spinal unit. Further, bone graft material (whether containing autograft bone, allograft bone, a synthetic material, or any other substance adapted to form bone) may be placed to extend along the longitudinal axis of the spine from the lateral aspect of the superior articular process (SAP) of the superior vertebral bone to the superior articular process (SAP) of the inferior vertebral bones of the target functional spinal unit. The bone graft material will eventually form a fusion mass that connects the SAP and transverse processes (or the remaining stump thereof) of adjacent vertebral bones (
FIG. 8B ). - As depicted in
FIG. 9 , a facet joint, by definition, is an articulation comprised of the superior articulating process (SAP) of an inferior vertebral bone and the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the immediately superior vertebral bone. In the target FSU, right and left facet joints form articulations between the superior and inferior vertebral bone with a single facet joint on each side of the mid sagittal plane of the vertebral column. Using corridor C to reach the ipsilateral transverse process, as described above, the ipsilateral facet joint (ipsilateral to the skin incision) can be also accessed. - In one embodiment, the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU is removed in order to provide a wider corridor through which to access the ipsilateral facet joint. However, it will be understood that the transverse process may be left in place or only partially removed and the ipsilateral facet joint accessed around the transverse process. When the transverse process is not fully removed, the facet joint may be accessed through an anterior to posterior trajectory that passes superior to said ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone, as shown in
FIGS. 10A and 10B . The trajectory used to access the ipsilateral facet joint via corridor C will necessarily cross coronal plane T in an anterior to posterior trajectory (FIG. 10B ) and will substantially followmember 200. Note that the tip ofmember 200 is positioned at the lateral surface of the SAP of the inferior vertebral one of the target FSU. - The preceding steps constitute a method to access the ipsilateral facet joint between the superior and inferior vertebral bones of a target FSU. Once accessed, the ipsilateral facet joint may be least partially removed, if desired, to decompress the nerve elements. The joint, whether whole or after partial resection, may be also implanted with fastener(s) that serve to limit and/or completely immobilize movement between the superior and inferior vertebral bones, as will be further discussed below.
- After the ipsilateral facet is accessed through corridor C, one or more fixation devices (such as, e.g., a bone screw and/or the like) may be used to limit movement and/or immobilize the facet joint. For example,
FIG. 10A shows an illustrated spine withimplant 206 positioned within the L4/L5 disc space. As described above, theimplant 206 may be placed into the target disc space via the antero-lateral corridor 507. In some examples, the anterior column implant is placed first and then the surgical corridor is turned posteriorly in order to access the ipsilateral facet joint through the corridor anterior to the ipsilateral quadratus lumborum (corridor C). - In regions of the spine where the psoas muscle is large (such as L3 to L5), corridor C may be posterior to the psoas muscle. While the
anterior implant 206 is, in some examples, implanted prior to facet joint access, either the disc space work or the facet joint access may be performed first. (Many embodiments of interbody implants are known in the art. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,636,217; 5,015,247; 5,192,327; 5,443,514; 5,749,916, 6,251,140; 6,342,074; 6,706,070; 6,767,367; 6,770,096; 6,852,127; 7,037,339; 7,227,477; 7,641,690, among others, disclose some of these inter-body implant device. Each of the foregoing listed patents is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.) - As previously noted, the ipsilateral transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU may be removed to permit greater access to the ipsilateral facet joint. If removed, the harvested bone can be used as autograft within the fusion bone mass used to fuse the superior and inferior vertebral bones of the target FSU. The harvested bone may be also placed into the intervertebral disc space to produce an interbody fusion.) If the transverse process is not completely removed, then the ipsilateral facet joint may be reached using the trajectory of
member 200. That trajectory extends across coronal plane T in a lateral to medial and anterior to posterior direction. The trajectory may be superior to the ipsilateral transverse process, as shown inFIG. 10B . - A bone fastener can be passed sequentially via a lateral to medial trajectory through the superior articulating process (SAP) of the inferior vertebral bone, across the joint space and then into the inferior articulating process (IAP) of the immediately superior vertebral bone. The fastener may be further passed from a lateral to medial trajectory into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone—as well be illustrated further below. The fastener is at least partially inserted through corridor C and follows an anterior to posterior trajectory across coronal plane T.
- Specifically, a fastener may be placed into the ipsilateral facet joint in order to immobilize the movement between the superior and inferior vertebral bones across said joint. Following a lateral to medial trajectory (such as, e.g., the trajectory of member 200), the fastener may be passed through the lateral aspect of the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone, across the facet joint space and into the IAP of the superior vertebral bone, as indicated by arrow K in
FIGS. 11A and 11B . Note that the fastener may be further passed into theipsilateral lamina 212 of the superior vertebra as shown inFIG. 11B .FIG. 11B illustrates a sectional view passing through the facet joints between the L3 and L4 vertebral bones. The plane of the sectional view is shown by the anterior-posterior direction of arrow K inFIG. 11A . The lateral-medial direction of arrow is shown inFIG. 11B . - Fasteners of any applicable design may be used. For example,
FIGS. 12A and 12 B illustrate a faster 240 comprising abone screw 244 and a washer-like member 246. In one example, the head of screw may move insidemember 246 in at least one plane (such as, e.g., in a ball-in-socket like design) so thatshank 2442 may be positioned in one of a plurality of different positions/angles relative to the central axis of thebore 2462 ofmember 246. While not illustrated,fastener 240 may further comprises a locking feature that permits movement betweenscrew 244 andmember 246 in a first configuration, and immobilizesscrew 244 relative tomember 246 in a second configuration. - Many such locking features are known in the art and include among others, for example, a set screw that threadably engages
member 246. The set screw may be tightened into a second configuration to immobilizescrew 244 relative tomember 246, or may be left untightened in a first configuration, to permit movement betweenscrew 244 andmember 246. In use,screw 244 is passed into the ipsilateral facet joint (for example, using the trajectory of arrow K) untilmember 246 is forcibly positioned against the lateral, outer surface of the SAP of the inferior vertebra. The locking feature may be then transitioned from the first configuration to the second configuration in order to immobilizescrew 244 relative tomember 246. -
FIGS. 13A and 13B illustrateimplant 206 within the intervertebral disc space of the target FSU andfastener 240 immobilizing the ipsilateral facet. Note that the ipsilateral transverse process is intact inFIG. 13A and removed inFIG. 13B . While the distal aspect ofscrew 244 is illustrated passing into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone, it may alternatively be placed in a trajectory that traverses the TAP of the superior vertebra bone without extending further into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior bone. This trajectory is shown inFIG. 14 . Further, screw 244 may be angled even more inferiorly so that its distal aspect enters the lamina and/or spinous process of the inferior vertebral bone after traversing the facet joint. The entry point may be, for example, at or near point “X” ofFIG. 14 . -
FIG. 15 shows perspective views ofbone fastener assembly 105, whileFIG. 16 shows a cross-sectional view offastener assembly 105. Exemplarybone fastener assembly 105 includes a threadedbone screw 107 with threadedshaft 1072 and aspherical head 1074. Aninternal bore 1076 extends through the internal aspect of thescrew 107, extending from the top ofhead 1074 to the tip ofshaft 1072. The internal bore has a threadedportion 1078. A hex-shapedreceptacle 1079 resides withinhead 1074.Receptacle 1079 is adapted to accept a screw driver (such as with a hex-shaped tip, or the like), wherein the driver can deliver a rotational force to screw 107 and drive the threaded shaft into bone. - An
outer housing 110 has aninternal seat 1102 that is adapted toseat head 1074 ofscrew 107.Housing 110 has anadditional seat 1104 that is adapted to accept an inter-connecting member, such as a rod.Threads 1106 are adapted to compliment and accept threadedlocking nut 116. Apusher member 114 is disposed between the twoseat portions housing 110 and transmits the downward force of the lockingnut 116 onto head 1074 (when an interconnecting rod is positioned between the locking nut and pusher member 114). - An interconnecting member, such as a rod, may be positioned within
seat 1104 ofhousing 110. Specifically, thehousing 110 and screw 107 are moved into the desired relative spatial orientation. Lockingnut 116 is positioned above the seated interconnecting member and then threadably advanced relative tothreads 1106 ofhousing 110. As lockingnut 116 is advanced, the interconnecting rod member is forced ontopusher member 114. Thepusher 114 is then forced downward ontohead 1074 ofscrew 1074, trapping the head between thepusher 116 andseat 1102. In this way, full advancement of lockingnut 116 produces rigid immobilization of the interconnecting member, thehousing 110 and thescrew 107 relative to one another. - It will be appreciated that
screw assembly 105 is intended to be illustrative and non-limiting. Further, it will be understood that other bone screw assemblies may be alternatively used and that multiple such screw assemblies are known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. RE37665, 6,248,105; 6,371,957; 6,565,565; 6,641,586; and 7,704,271 each disclose at least one bone screw assembly that may be used to accomplish the present method. Each of the foregoing U.S. Patents is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Any of these or any other applicable bone screw assemblies that are adapted to for use in interconnecting neighboring bones may be alternatively or additionally used. -
FIG. 17 illustrates a method through which one or morebone fastener assemblies 105 may be used to fixate a target spinal segment comprising one or more FSUs. The fastener(s) may be passed through corridor C onto the lateral aspect of the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone within each FSU. Threadedshaft 1072 may be passed through the ipsilateral facet joint and into the ipsilateral lamina of the superior vertebral bone via, for example, trajectory K ofFIG. 11 . Alternatively, one or more offasteners assemblies 105 may be inserted into the vertebral bones wherein at least one fastener is anchored onto at least a portion of the pars interarticulais (either its true lateral surface, indicated as “B” inFIG. 17 , or via a more posterior entry point and/or into the ipsilateral lamina) without traversing the ipsilateral facet joint. Alternatively, in another embodiment, one ormore fastener assemblies 105 may be passed posterior to the pars interarticulatis and into the spinous process of the vertebral bone. Regardless of which of the aforementioned trajectories is employed, once inserted into vertebral bone, thefastener assemblies 105, disposed at different levels, may be interconnected to each other via an interconnecting rod. Whilebone assemblies 105 are illustrated, it will be understood that other bone screws and/or fastener assemblies may be additionally or alternatively used to fixate into the vertebral bones via the disclosed method and trajectory, and then interconnected with other fasteners/bone screws disposed at other levels. The interconnection may be performed by interconnecting rods and/or interconnecting plates. - Note that the term “bone screw” is used as a generic term and may include, but is not limited to,
fastener assembly 105 or any other appropriate bone screw/assembly that may be adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod and/or plate. For example, thebone screw 107 ofbone fastener assembly 105 may serve, by itself, as a bone fastener for use in any of the disclosed methods, since, at a minimum, it may be coupled with an interconnecting bone plate. Thus, the terms “bone screw” and “bone fastener assembly” user herein may be used interchangeably and imply that screw/fastener assembly may be coupled to an interconnecting member, such as a plate or a rod. Bone screws may be also used as freestanding, uncoupled fasteners that are driven across more than one bone in order to fixate these bones to one another. -
FIGS. 18A and 18B illustrate an additional exemplary method through which bone screw(s)/fastener assemblies may be used to fixate a target spinal segment comprising one or more FSUs. The bone screw(s)/fastener assemblies may be passed through corridor C onto the lateral aspect of the ipsilateral pedicle and traverse, at least partially, a portion of the pedicle. In one example, the bone screw fastener assembly extends through the pedicle in both a lateral to medial and anterior to posterior trajectory, as shown inFIG. 18A . The distal segment of the bone screw/fastener assembly may be further advanced into the lamina and/or spinous of the vertebral bone containing the pedicle into which the screw is inserted (FIG. 18A ). While the bone screw/fastener assembly appears to be positioned on top (i.e., the superior aspect) of the left pedicle, it is understood that this depiction is for illustrative purposes only and the actual path extends through the substance of the pedicle and vertebral bone. InFIG. 18A , the bone screw/fastener assembly appears similar to screw 107 of assembly 105 (FIGS. 16 and 17 ) for illustrative simplicity. However, as stated above, any bone screw/fastener assembly may be additionally or alternatively used. - In an exemplary embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 18A , the bone screw entry point is preferably posterior to coronal plane V and anterior to coronal plane T. Coronal plane U was previously defined and coronal plane V may be defined as parallel to and 15 mm anterior to coronal plane U. As stated elsewhwere herein, it will be understood that the vertebral bodies may vary in actual anatomy from the idealized vertebral bones illustrated herein, whether from congenital or acquired deformity, spondylotic change (such as bony spurs and the like), spinal malalignment or other changes, and for descriptive purposes an idealized vertebral bones are assumed. -
FIG. 18B illustrates a lateral view of an FSU with the bone screw ofFIG. 18A inserted into the lateral aspect of the L4 pedicle. As noted above, the bone screw may take an anterior to posterior and lateral to medial trajectory within the substance of the bone. An exemplary axial trajectory of the bone screw, trajectory T5, is shown inFIG. 18B . Note that lateral surface of the pedicle provides an access window between the nerve root above (L3 nerve root) and the nerve below (L4 nerve root). As segment of the lateral aspect of the pedicle is devoid of nerves, as well be discussed further below, this segment may be used as the entry point for the bone screw. -
FIG. 19A illustrates a view of a lateral aspect of an FSU, whileFIG. 19B shows a coronal section taken along plane M. Note that the pedicles of adjacent vertebrae are vertically aligned while the nerves exit at an angle between the adjacent pedicles. For example, the left L3 pedicle is vertically positioned above the left L4 pedicle and the left L3 nerve root exits the spinal canal in an oblique trajectory that extends from superior/medial to inferior/lateral. This provides two segments, segments K1 and K2, through which one may traverse a horizontal plane of the FSU without encountering the nerves. Segment K1 is known to those of ordinary skill in the art as “Kambin's triangle”. (See Cadaveric Analysis of the Kambin's Triangle. By Hoshide R, Feldman E, et al. Cureus. 2016 Feb. 2; 8(2), which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.) - Segment K2 is previously undescribed and may be an additional or alternate location for bone screw insertion into a vertebral bone. For example, the lateral aspect of the pedicle of the vertebral bone to be instrumented can be approached through corridor C. A bone screw may be inserted into the lateral aspect of the pedicle and/or proximal vertebral body through segment K2, using a bone entry point that is anterior to coronal plane T and/or posterior to coronal plane V (
FIG. 18A ). The subsequent trajectory of the bone screw within the vertebral bone may be, for example, the trajectory shown inFIGS. 18A and 18B . - A known pathway for bone screw insertion within the posterior aspect of the vertebral bone is the “cortical bone screw trajectory” and is described in, among other citations, Cortical bone trajectory for lumbar pedicle screws, Santoni B G, Hynes R A, et al. Spine J. 2009 May; 9(5):366-73, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In the cortical bone screw trajectory, the bone screw is inserted into the posterior surface of the vertebral bone, often immediately medial to the vertebral bone's superior facet joint (i.e., the facet joint formed by that vertebral bone's SAP and the IAP of the immediately superior vertebral bone). The bone screw is guided in a medial to lateral trajectory as it is advanced anteriorly into the vertebral bone (for example, as depicted in
FIG. 23B ). - In one implementation of the current invention, a bone screw is inserted into a lateral surface of vertebral bone such as, e.g., into segment K2. The bone entry point for screw insertion may be between coronal plane T and coronal plane V in the anterior to posterior direction and between the superior bony surface of the vertebral body being instrumented and the horizontal plane of the most inferior point of the ipsilateral pedicle. The screw trajectory in the vertebral bone is substantially 180 degree to that of the known cortical bone screw trajectory that is described above. In other words, the bone screw of this method is guided in a lateral to medial trajectory as it is advanced posteriorly into the vertebral bone from the bone insertion point, having a trajectory similar to that depicted in
FIG. 18A . - In an additional implementation, one or more bone screws may be attached anteriorly, directly onto the body of the vertebral bone. For example, the vertebral body may be accessed using the direct
anterior approach 505, the antero-lateral approach 507 and/or the directlateral approach 509 ofFIG. 5 . Any other known approach to access the antero-lateral surfaces of the vertebral body though a skin incision made anterior to coronal plane T may be additionally or alternatively used. At least one bone screw is advanced into the vertebral body and then directed posteriorly in order to have the distal aspect of the screw exit the vertebral body at least partially through the vertebral body-pedicle junction and enter the anterior aspect of the contralateral pedicle. (The body-pedicle junction is a vertical segment of bone wherein the anterior end of the pedicle joins the posterior vertical surface of the vertebral body.) - The foregoing method of bone screw placement is illustrated in
FIG. 20A , wherein the screw trajectory is selected so that the distal aspect of the bone screw may, at least partially, traverse the contralateral pedicle, in a medial to lateral direction, and may, but not necessarily, exit the lateral wall of the pedicle at, for example, segment K2 (FIG. 19B ). Specifically,FIG. 20A illustrates the screw trajectory usingbone screw 207. One or more additional bone screws 210 may be also employed. The screws are illustrated as being joined by aplate 250, whereinplate 250 is then anchored to another vertebral bone by additional bones screws (not shown). - Alternatively, bone screw assemblies, such as, e.g.,
bone screw assembly 105 ofFIGS. 15 and 16 , may be placed into the vertebral bone using the same method/trajectory and then connected to additional bone screws at adjacent vertebral levels by an interconnecting rod (instead of a plate). It will be understood that various bone plate are known in the art and that any applicable bone plate may be additionally or alternatively used. Further, many bone plates include features and specialized sub-segments, such as, e.g., screw to plate locking features, slots that allow bone screws to move/subside therein, movable sub-segments, expandable size configurations, and the like. On or more of these features may be included, where appropriate, ingeneric plate 250. - An additional implementation for the method of bone screw placement is shown in
FIG. 20B . While similar to that ofFIG. 20A , the screw trajectory in this implementation is selected so that the distal aspect of the bone screw passes through the body-pedicle junction and enters the anterior aspect of the ipsilateral pedicle. As inFIG. 20A , one or more additional bone screws 210 may be also employed at each vertebral level and bone screws at different vertebral bones may be coupled by use of an interconnecting plate and/or rod. - While various embodiments with different bone screw trajectories have been illustrated, it will be understood that screws having differing trajectories can be combined to form additional embodiments. For example, a target FSU may be approached using a single corridor to the vertebral bodies of the FSU's superior and inferior vertebral bones. The incision is preferably positioned anterior to coronal plane T (shown in
FIGS. 3 and 5 ) and the corridor formed between the incision and the spine is developed through the extra-spinal and non-bony tissues of the abdominal cavity. The corridor may be at least partially contained within the retro-peritoneal space. - Once the spine is reached, the intervertebral disc space of the target FSU is accessed and an orthopedic implant may be positioned inside of the disc space after removal of at least a portion of the natural disc material that is contained therein. The intervertebral disc space can be accessed through the direct
anterior approach 505, the antero-lateral approach 507, and/or the directlateral approach 509 ofFIG. 5 . An to implant that is placed within the disc space may be a device configured to produce a bone fusion between the superior and inferior vertebral bones of the target FSU. Further, the implant can be positioned to overly at least segment of apophyseal ring (FIG. 5 ) of the superior and/or inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU, as illustrated by implant 510 shown inFIG. 21A . - After implant placement, at least one bone screw may be advanced into the each of the superior and inferior vertebral bodies of the target FSU. At least one bone screw is positioned into each of the bodies of the two vertebral bones of the target FSU. The screw(s) in each of the superior and inferior bodies of the target FSU can be then interconnected with a plate and/or a rod. Using the same corridor through the extra-spinal tissues of the abdominal cavity, at least one additional bone screw may be placed into the portion of the FSU that is posterior to coronal line T. This additional screw may be advanced in an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided across the ipsilateral facet joint of the FSU (
FIG. 11 ). This trans-facet screw then traverses the SAP of the inferior vertebral bone (from lateral to medial) and the space of the facet joint, and enters the TAP of the superior vertebral bone of the target FSU (FIG. 14 ). - Alternatively, a first bone screw may be advanced in an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided into the inferior vertebral bone of the target FSU (with or without traversing a segment of the superior vertebral bone). A second bone screw may be also advanced from an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and then guided into the superior vertebral bone of the target FSU (with or without traversing a segment of the inferior vertebral bone). The first and second bone screws may subsequently be interconnected using a rod and/or plate. (As noted above, the term “bone screw” as used herein may include, without limitation,
bone screw assembly 105 ofFIG. 15 or any other appropriate bone screw that is adapted to couple with an interconnecting rod and/or plate.) In this embodiment, the first and/or second bone screw may be advanced into bone using the trajectory illustrated inFIGS. 18A and 18B (and discussed above). -
FIG. 21B illustrates an example implementation wherein at least one bone screw is positioned into the vertebral body anterior to coronal plane T and at least one additional screw is advanced from an anterior to posterior direction across coronal plane T and is, at least partially, anchored to a segment of the vertebral bone that is posterior to coronal plane T. Note that additional bone screws (for example, another vertebral body screw) may be also employed, such asbone screw 210. For example, at least one bone screw of one of the vertebral bodies may be positioned so that its distal aspect enters the contralateral pedicle, as shown inFIG. 20A . A plate (or rod), such as, e.g.,plate 250, may be used to couple some of the bone screws that are anchored within one vertebral bone to bone screws anchored into other vertebral bones. - An exemplary method for access and possible instrumentation of an anterior and posterior aspect of the target FSU through a single abdominal corridor having a starting point at a skin that is anterior to coronal plane T is described above. Additional access of the posterior aspect of the FSU may be achieved by making a skin incision posterior to coronal plane T (for example, on the skin of the back of a subject) approaching the spine from a posterior to anterior trajectory. The latter exemplary method is illustrated in
FIG. 22 wherein the anterior aspect of the FSU may be accessed through at least one of the approaches ofFIG. 5 (i.e., approaches 505, 507 and 509) and the posterior aspect of the FSU may be accessed through corridor C, as previously described, as well as through corridor P shown inFIG. 22 . Access of the FSU through corridor P allows for direct bone screw placement along the longitudinal access of the pedicle (FIG. 23A ) and/or along the cortical bone screw trajectory discussed above (FIG. 23B ). While the illustrated bone screw is placed in the right side of the vertebral bone, it is understood that the bone screw placement trajectories ofFIGS. 23A and 23B may be employed on either side of the vertebral bone. - The addition of corridor P in accessing the target FSU allows both corridors to intersect at the level of the transverse process (as shown in
FIG. 24 ), thereby providing a direct and continuous anterior/posterior corridor to the FSU. This method allows circumferential access to the vertebral bone, as shown by the area within the uneven broken lines ofFIG. 24 , while the patient is in a single position (such as, e.g., the lateral decubitus position) without the need to reposition the patient on the operating room table and to repeat the surgical preparation and drape process. It also allows for concurrent to anterior and posterior work, wherein a first surgeon works through corridor C while a second surgeon works through corridor P. As previously noted, the transverse process may be removed, if desired, and this removal will further increase the size of the direct anterior/posterior corridor, as shown inFIGS. 25A-25C . This wider access can be used to provide comprehensive decompression of the neural tissues within the spinal canal. It can also be used to correct spinal deformity with greater ease and safety than is currently available using conventional methods. -
FIG. 26 illustrates an example of deformity correction that may be achieved with the anterior/posterior access to the FSU methodology discussed above. The access corridor allows for more complete release (which comprises releasing the connections between adjacent vertebral bone) so that vertebral realignment can be performed. Limited release of adjacent vertebral bone is a major factor in suboptimal surgical realignment of the vertebral bones. The enlarged access window will also allow more thorough resection of vertebral segments in order to optimize the desired curvature in the post-operative spine. -
FIG. 26 illustrates an example of segmental resection of the shaded area in order to produce a greater lordotic angle across the segment. The lordotic angle may be measured as the angle between the superior surface of a superior vertebral bone and the inferior surface of an inferior vertebral bone. The shaded area is removed from the left lateral side wall of the vertebral bone to the right lateral side wall of the vertebral bone. This procedure is known to those of ordinary skill in the art as a “pedicle subtraction osteotomy” and is described in detail in Decision Making Regarding Smith-Petersen vs. Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy vs. Vertebral Column Resection for Spinal Deformity by Bridwell, K H. SPINE Volume 31, Number 19 Suppl, pp S171-S178 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - The procedure may be performed with less morbidity when at least a portion of the osteotomy (such as, e.g., the segment involving removal of the pedicle and/or body segment) is performed through corridor C. Note that the lordotic angle, while increased in
FIG. 26B by closing the bony defect after the osteotomy, may be increased further by positioning a lordosis implant between the bony surfaces to be re-apposed (FIG. 26C ). In fact, the implant may be adjustable in its lordotic (or even kyphotic) angle so that the surgeon may further adjust the angle across the target FSU after the implant has been positioned within the osteotomy site. - The totality of the above described methods, from selection of the target level to implant to the final placement of implant, can be performed under imaging guidance (such as X-ray, CT, MRI, computer-guided imaging and the like). Further, the operation can be performed using percutaneous or minimally invasive surgical techniques with or without the aid of electrophysiological monitoring. The latter include techniques such as electromyography (EMG), somato-sensory, motor evoked potentials and the like. These and other techniques may be used and are intended to alert the operating surgeon to the presence of nerves and other neural elements within the surgical corridor. For example, EMG identification of nerves permits the surgeon to navigate the surgical site with increased safety and lessens the possibility of nerve injury.
- The devices disclosed herein and/or any of their components can be made of any biologically adaptable or compatible materials. Materials considered acceptable for biological implantation are well known and include, but are not limited to, stainless steel, titanium, tantalum, combination metallic alloys, various plastics (such as PEEK and the like), resins, ceramics, biologically absorbable materials and the like. Any components may be also coated/made with osteo-conductive (such as deminerized bone matrix, hydroxyapatite, and the like) and/or osteo-inductive (such as Transforming Growth Factor “TGF-B,” Platelet-Derived Growth Factor “PDGF,” Bone-Morphogenic Protein “BMP,” and the like) bio-active materials that promote bone formation. Further, any surface may be made with a porous ingrowth surface (such as, e.g., porous titanium, titanium wire mesh, plasma-sprayed titanium, tantalum, porous CoCr, and the like) and/or provided with a bioactive coating, (such as tantalum, and/or helical rosette carbon nanotubes or other carbon nanotube-based coating) in order to promote bone in-growth or establish a mineralized connection between the bone and the implant, and to reduce the likelihood of implant loosening. The system or any of its components may be made by “additive manufacturing”, such as, e.g., “3D” printing. Lastly, the system or any of its components can also be entirely or partially made of a shape memory material or other deformable material.
- While this specification contains many specific examples and embodiments, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of what is claimed or of what may be claimed, but rather as descriptions of features specific to particular embodiments. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable sub-combination.
- Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from the combination, and the claimed combination may be directed to a sub-combination or a variation of a sub-combination. Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings and/or described in the specification in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. Only a few examples and implementations are disclosed. Variations, modifications and enhancements to the described examples and implementations and other implementations may be made based the present disclosure.
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21. A method for stabilizing a functional spinal unit of a subject, the functional spinal unit comprising a superior vertebral bone, an immediately inferior vertebral bone, and an intervertebral disc space disposed there between, the method comprising:
forming a skin incision in the subject, the skin incision positioned anterior to a first coronal plane, wherein the first coronal plane: (i) defines a vertical plane of the subject, (ii) comprises at least a portion of a posterior wall of the superior vertebral bone and (iii) divides the functional spinal unit into an anterior segment and a posterior segment;
forming a surgical corridor, the surgical corridor extending from the skin incision and traversing at least a portion of an abdominal cavity of the subject;
extending a first branch of the surgical corridor to the posterior segment of the functional spinal unit, the first branch extending posterior to the first coronal plane and posterior to at least a segment of a psoas muscle, the psoas muscle positioned ipsilateral to the skin incision;
forming an entry point in an outer bony surface of a lateral wall of a first pedicle of at least one of the superior vertebral bone or the inferior vertebral bone, the entry point located between a first nerve positioned immediately below the first pedicle and a second nerve positioned above the first pedicle, wherein the lateral wall is positioned posterior to the first coronal plane and ipsilateral to the skin incision; and
advancing a first fastener through the entry point and into a posterior segment of the vertebral bone comprising the first pedicle, the first fastener traversing a trajectory having both anterior to posterior and lateral to medial components.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein at least a portion of the surgical corridor traverses an anterior layer of a thoracolumbar fascia positioned ipsilateral to the skin incision.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the advancing the first fastener comprises advancing the first fastener through a lamina segment of the superior vertebral bone.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the advancing the first fastener comprises advancing the first fastener through a lamina segment of the inferior vertebral bone.
25. A method for treatment of a functional spinal unit of a subject, the functional spinal unit comprising a superior vertebral bone, an inferior vertebral bone and an intervertebral disc space disposed there between, the method comprising:
forming a first skin incision in the subject, the first skin incision positioned anterior to a first coronal plane, wherein the first coronal plane: (i) defines a plane of the subject that extends from an anterior-most point of a right transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone to an anterior-most point of a left transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone; and (ii) divides the functional spinal unit into an anterior segment and a posterior segment;
forming a first surgical corridor extending from the first skin incision and traversing at least a portion of an abdominal cavity of the subject;
advancing an orthopedic implant through at least a segment of the first surgical corridor and at least partially into the intervertebral disc space of the functional spinal unit;
extending a first branch of the first surgical corridor onto the posterior segment of the functional spinal unit, the first branch extending posterior to the first coronal plane and traversing an anterior layer of a thoracolumbar fascia, wherein the thoracolumbar fascia is positioned ipsilateral to the first skin incision;
forming a second skin incision in a posterior aspect of the subject;
forming a second surgical corridor extending from the second skin incision to a lamina portion of at least one of the superior vertebral bone or the inferior vertebral bone; and
connecting the first and second surgical corridors within the subject.
26. Apparatus configured for treatment of a functional spinal unit of a subject, the functional spinal unit comprising a superior vertebral bone, an inferior vertebral bone, and an intervertebral disc space disposed there between, the apparatus comprising:
a first fastener configured for fastening to at least one vertebral bone structure;
a second fastener configured for fastening to at least one vertebral bone structure; and
an orthopedic implant; and
wherein the first fastener, second fastener, and the orthopedic implant are configured to be implanted within the subject by at least:
formation of a first skin incision in the subject, the first skin incision positioned anterior to a first coronal plane, wherein the first coronal plane: (i) defines a plane of the subject that extends from an anterior-most point of a right transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone to an anterior-most point of a left transverse process of the inferior vertebral bone; and (ii) divides the functional spinal unit into an anterior segment and a posterior segment;
formation of a first surgical corridor extending from the first skin incision and traversing at least a portion of an abdominal cavity of the subject;
advancement of the orthopedic implant through at least a segment of the first surgical corridor and at least partially into the intervertebral disc space of the functional spinal unit;
extension of a first branch of the first surgical corridor onto the posterior segment of the functional spinal unit, the first branch extending posterior to the first coronal plane and traversing an anterior layer of a thoracolumbar fascia, wherein the thoracolumbar fascia is positioned ipsilateral to the first skin incision;
formation of a second skin incision in a posterior aspect of the subject;
formation a second surgical corridor extending from the second skin incision to a lamina portion of at least one of the superior vertebral bone or the inferior vertebral bone;
connection the first and second surgical corridors within the subject to form a combined surgical corridor;
advancement of the first fastener through a first pedicle of the inferior vertebral bone, the first pedicle positioned ipsilateral to the skin incision, wherein the first fastener is configured to traverse the first pedicle in an anterio-lateral to posterio-medial direction; and
advancement of the second fastener through a second pedicle of the superior vertebral bone, the second pedicle configured to be positioned ipsilateral to the skin incision, wherein the second fastener further configured to traverse the second pedicle in an anterio-lateral to posterio-medial direction.
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