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Biomechanical testing and fluoroscopic imaging were used to study an extension-limiting device that has been developed to support and cushion the facet complex. It is a titanium screw-based system with a polycarbonate-urethane bumper that lies against the inferior articular process and is anchored into the pedicle by the screw for posterior dynamic stabilization (PDS).Six human cadaveric spines were dissected from L-2 to L-5, leaving all ligamentous structures intact. The intact spines were first tested in flexion and extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation at 67.5 Nm. The PDS devices were inserted at L3-4 and testing was repeated. Fluoroscopic analysis of posterior disc height and foraminal area of the intact and instrumented spines while loaded was performed. All test data were compared using a one-way analysis of variance (statistical significance was set at p < 0.05). Instrumented spines had 62% less motion during flexion and 49% less motion during extension compared with the intact spines. Neuroimaging analysis showed 84% less compression of the posterior disc of the instrumented spines during extension, and no difference during flexion compared with intact spines. After instrumentation was affixed, the foraminal area was 36% larger than in intact spines during extension and 9% larger during flexion. During axial loading, compression of the posterior disc was decreased by 70%, and analysis showed 10% decompression prior to loading just from implanting the devices.The PDS system has the benefit of being a completely percutaneous one, which can be used at all levels of the lumbar spine, including S-1. The PDS system limits spinal motion, enlarges the foramina, and achieves discal decompression.

Biomechanical and radiographic analysis of a novel, minimally invasive, extension-limiting device for the lumbar spine