OrthoIndy debuts new spine technique in clinical trial

Spine

M. Craig McMains, MD, of Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy, performed the world's first anterior lumbar interbody fusion with Theradaptive's OsteoAdapt SP implant.

Dr. McMains and OrthoIndy are part of the Oasis clinical trial, which is evaluating OsteoAdapt SP in transforaminal interbody fusions and ALIF surgeries, according to a Feb. 4 news release shared with Becker's. In November, Dr. McMains and David Schwartz, MD, did the first TLIF cases with the implant for the clinical trial.

There's increased demand for high-performing synthetic bone grafts in ALIF cases since bone isn't recovered from patients, whereas the TLIF approach uses recovered bone to support healing, the release said.

"Conducting a clinical trial with ALIF allows us to address the unique demands of this approach and help a broader range of patients," Theradaptive CEO Luis Alvarez, PhD, said in the release. 

OsteoAdapt is an investigational therapeutic for patients with degenerative disc disease.

 

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