Presentations How Cost Effective Are Spine Interventions? | Page 12

´ 7 th Century --- 1 st recorded spine surgery
´ 1914 – Dr. Hibbs performs 1 st surgery to correct scoliosis. Used in
France for 50 years before coming to U.S.
How far
we’ve come
in spine
surgery
´ 1941 – Spine fusion with bracing
´ 1950s – Harrington Rod
´ 1990s – intervertebral body fusion cages
´ 2000 – Dr. Blumenthal performs 1 st disc replacement in U.S.
´ 2002 – FDA approves BMP2 bone graft
´ 2010 – “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey has 4 neck surgeries,
proclaims herself pain-free
´ QB Peyton Manning has cervical spine surgery, returns to win
Super Bowl
´ NBA star Dwight Howard has MIS disc surgery goes back to star
in NBA
´ Tiger Woods has back surgery. Back on Pro-tour pain-free