Spinous process shortening laminoplasty for stenotic spinal pathologies

José Pineda

Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Research
The “Spinous Processes Shortening Laminoplasty” (SPS-L) is a novel surgical technique that has been developed as an alternative to address spine stenosis associated problems. Stenosis of the spine is a common pathology in elderly people, with current techniques having multiple post-operative complications, with a high reoperation rates. The SPS-L surgical kit will be available for clinical practice, improving the current available techniques.

Aim
To introduce a new technique that will substantially improve the quality of life of patients, facilitating their reintegration to daily life and jobs, reducing hospital stays and the rate of reoperation, as well as social and family expenditure. The current project will develop SPS-L as a surgical kit to market approval and clinical validation.

Problem to Solve
The effects of a narrow spinal canal are highly incapacitating, representing a high burden for an individual’s health. In addition, the increase of ageing population is linked with a rise in degenerative diseases such as narrow spinal canal.

Innovation
The immediate objective is to develop the kit of instruments and devices already designed for further clinical validation, which would allow to become an alternative to exisiting kits for laminoplasty procedures.

Level of Innovation
The current projects aims to change the current surgical procedure, which leads to high rates of reoperations, improving patients quality of life and general health. In addition, SPS-L has added advantages as the reduction of laminoplasty post-operative complications, the lowering of risks associated with spinal cord and vascular lesions. Moreover, SPS-L reduces the time in surgery and has been widely accepted in the international community of neurosurgeons.