Our spine surgeons use the Spine Facet Fixation System to repair damaged facet joints through small incisions created over the affected areas. Typically, the process will involve the following:

• A high-tech imaging system, known as pain mapping, will locate the precise area of pain and pinpoint exactly where the damaged facet joints are located within your spine.
• Using a small incision and an advanced surgical device, the surgeon carefully navigates to the targeted facet joint with minimal intrusion or trauma to surrounding areas.
• The device compresses the facet joint between two metal washers and then a specially designed bolt is implanted through the washers to effectively connect the bones of the facet joint and fuse them together.
• This secures and stabilizes the spine, and can be repeated as necessary at each facet joint requiring treatment.

Because our focus is on minimally invasive surgical techniques, we use small incisions that cause less blood loss and damage to surrounding tissue and areas. Typically, patients also experience a shorter recovery time that allows them to return to their daily life sooner.