In surgery with the Mobi-C Cervical Disc, the unhealthy disc is removed, but instead of a bone spacer or plastic implant along with a plate and screws, a Mobi-C is implanted into the disc space. Where a fusion procedure is intended to eliminate motion at the surgery levels, the goal of surgery with Mobi-C is to allow motion at those levels.
Dr. Joshi is one of the ONLY surgeons in San Antonio performing this technique on patients. This is a revolutionary approach to a familiar position [surgery, not position]. Prone Trans Psoas (PTP) utilizes a maximally efficient prone (laying face down) position, providing a consistently reproducible approach, minimally invasively, to the front of the spine. This enables the surgeon to achieve powerful alignment and correction of misalignment. Then, without repositioning the patient, the surgeon can continue the spinal surgery on the back of the spine, to relieve stenosis and accomplish other objectives.
PTP is the next step in the evolution of surgery, bringing together the benefits of an MIS (minimally invasive surgery) transpsoas approach with the advantages of an ergonomic prone position, an intuitively superior single-position strategy used to treat a wide range of patient conditions.
“Prone Tran psoas has been a great addition to my spinal care toolbox of surgical strategies offering more versatility, and I am thrilled that it has helped patients experience even better outcomes.” – Ajeya Joshi, M.D.
