EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS’ CAGE PRESENTED AT ISASS (Orthopedics This Week)
Expanding Orthopedics Inc. (EOI) is pleased to announce that the FLXfit, TLIF 3D expandable cage will be presented for the first time at the prestigious annual meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) in Miami. Professor Jean Charles Le Huec will present the work performed with his international colleagues, Dr. Klaus Schnake and Dr. Ory Keynan.
In the April 29, 2014 news release, Professor Le Huec, Head, Ortho-Spine Department, Bordeaux University Hospital, France, former president of ISASS and EuroSpine, explained that “correcting anatomical balance in the lumbar spine is imperative, particularly in the lower disc spaces. The current cages available on the market have limited possibilities for lordosis correction and are sometimes difficult to maneuver. In addition, the contact between the implant and endplate is not always optimal, leading to improper stability after the surgery.”
Dr. Keynan, head of Service for Degenerative and Age-Related Spinal Disorders at the Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, noted that “the FLXfit addresses the need for a wide anterior fo...
