Review Article
Controversies about Interspinous Process Devices in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases: Past, Present, and Future
Table 1
List of the most important interspinous implants available on the market.
(a) |
| ā | X-Stop | Coflex | DIAM | Wallis | BacJac | Viking | Ellipse | Aperius |
| Producer | Medtronic | Paradigm Spine | Medtronic | Zimmer | Pioneer | Sintea | Sintea | Medtronic | Category | Static | Dynamic | Dynamic | Static | Static | Dynamic | Static | Static | Material | Titanium | Titanium | Silicon | Peek | Peek | Paek | Titanium/Paek | Titanium | Approach | Bilateral | Bilateral | Monolateral | Bilateral | Monolateral | Bilateral | Monolateral | Percutaneous | Fixation | Wings | Wings | Ribbons | Ribbons | Clip | Ribbons | Clip | Wings | Preservation supraspinous ligament | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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(b) |
| Helifix | Aspen | BacFuse | Stabilink | Bridge Point | Posterior Fusion System |
| Alphatec Spine | Lanx | Pioneer | Southern Spine | Alphatec Spine | Lanx | Static | Static/Fusion | Static/Fusion | Static/Fusion | Expandable/Fusion | Expandable/Fusion | Peek | Titanium | Titanium | Titanium | Titanium | Titanium | Percutaneous | Bilateral | Bilateral | Bilateral | Bilateral | Bilateral | Helical tip | Spikes | Spikes | Spikes | Spikes | Spikes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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