INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS, APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESES AND SURGICAL METHOD FOR IMPLANTING INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESES, PARTICULARLY FOR PERCUTANEOUS MINI-INVASIVE SURGERY PROCEDURES
An intervertebral prosthesis is provided that has a substantially disc-like geometry with a thickness equal to the intervertebral distance to be restored. In a lateral elevation view, in the intervertebral prosthesis there is a through hole adapted to allow its sliding along a guiding wire inserted previously in the patient through a percutaneous mini-invasive anterolateral access. The apparatus used to perform the implantation consists of an operating table, on which the patient is rested, preferably in a prone position, provided with a radiological device adapted to take snapshots of radiographs from various angles to monitor the surgical procedures inside the patient, as well as an articulated arm that supports a guiding element adapted to allow correct driving of the wire-guided surgical instruments required for the surgical procedure.
