An Alternative to Spinal Fusion
The LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band is a new potential alternative to spinal fusion for patients receiving surgical decompression for grade 1 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis.
Lumbar spine in flexion
Lumbar spine in flexion with LimiFlex™
LimiFlex is made of two titanium spring couplers attached to each other by strong textile straps. LimiFlex forms a loop around two spinous processes (the fin-like projections at the back of each vertebra), to stabilize the spine when bending forward. Degeneration and decompression surgery can cause instability in flexion; LimiFlex is designed to restore anatomic stability to the lumbar spine.