Experimental model of tubular retractors for anterior percutaneous cervical discectomy (a brief overview literature and own research with a cadaver experiment)

ABSTRACT: Minimally invasive methods of treatment of herniated intervertebral discs of the cervical spine using devices of foreign origin inserted percutaneously into the intervertebral space are described. And in the context of the need for import substitution, the relevance of further in-house development of devices for minimally invasive anterior cervical discectomy remains extremely high.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: to develop a domestic system of tubular retractors for microsurgical minimally invasive or endoscopic microdiscectomy with the development of surgical techniques on a cadaver experiment.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cadaverous experiment of anterior minimally invasive access was performed to perform minimally invasive discectomy with complete stabilization of adjacent vertebrae with various implants.

RESULTS: A domestic system of tubular retractors for microsurgical minimally invasive or endoscopic microdiscectomy with the possibility of attachment to the operating table has been developed, a patent of the Russian Federation for invention No. 2790945 of 2022 has been obtained.

CONCLUSION: The developed device — a system of tubular retractors with the possibility of attachment to the operating table, is simple and convenient to use, which is relevant in the context of the need for import substitution. The developed system allows using any implants to stabilize the operated segment of the cervical spine at the discretion of the operating surgeon.

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