A new study compares two polyester sublaminar bands for treating thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with CoCr rods.
The study compares the JAZZ from Implanet and the Zimmer Universal Clamp to treat patients with idiopathic scoliosis with posteromedial translation. The study was conducted at a Paris university and included 115 patients. The patients were followed for 18 months.
Here are five key notes from the study:
1. The results confirmed combining the posteromedial translation technique and the rigid chrome-cobalt rods in the JAZZ implant to restore sagittal alignment in idiopathic scoliosis patients.
2. There are a small number of implants used for the JAZZ procedure, which significantly reduces the overall cost of the procedure.
3. There is a low complication rate associated with the procedure as well as low intraoperative blood loss.
4. The JAZZ implant system reduces operative times and proved efficacy.
5. The JAZZ procedure is easy to learn and can improve tensioning capabilities.
"The proven efficacy of our JAZZ implant in adolescent scoliosis surgery is very encouraging, and provides the clinical platform to address other clinical indications, in particular in degenerative spine surgery," said Ludovic Lastennet, CEO of Implanet.