DISC AUGMENTATION
Disc augmentation is a method used to treat discogenic back pain in early stage DDD (degenerative disc disease) as well as later stages when surgical intervention is undesirable or contraindicated. Systems for minimally invasive disc augmentation include an annulus augmentation component and a nucleus augmentation component. Both are suited for minimally invasive deployment.
The nucleus augmentation component restores disc height and/or replaces missing nucleus pulposus. The annulus augmentation component shields weakened regions of the annulus fibrosis and/or resists escape of natural nucleus pulposus and/or the nucleus augmentation component.