T-PLIF Spacer System
Fig 1: T-PLIF Spacer Transforaminal Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (T-PLIF) is performed to treat degenerative disc disease, recurrent disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, and failed back syndrome.
The T-PLIF System is an allograft implant and instrument set that has been designed for use in transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures. This procedure was pioneered by Professor Jürgen Harms of Germany. Unlike a PLIF approach, this obviates the need to enter the spinal canal and allows access to the disc space from a lateral approach. Additionally, revision PLIF patients normally have a lot of scar tissue precluding access to the disc space. This system overcomes this problem. Synthes is the first-to-market with a dedicated set of instruments and implant for this procedure. Initial surgeon feedback has been positive and this is expected to be a very good niche product for posterior interbody fusions.
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