Spine Surgeon Kingsley Chin, MD

Innovative Treatment For  Symptoms of Common Spinal Condition

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1.4 million Americans each year are diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Good Samaritan offers a new technology called the X-STOP Interspinous Process Decompression (X-STOP IPD) System, a minimally invasive treatment for neurogenic intermittent claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

LSS is a narrowing that occurs in the lower part of the spinal canal that carries nerves to the legs. As this space in the lower spine shrinks, nerves passing through the spinal canal can become squeezed, resulting in leg, buttocks, groin and, sometimes, back pain in some patients.  Because standing upright may provoke LSS symptoms, the X-STOP implant is designed to limit extension of the lumbar spine and help keep the canal open. 

"Good Samaritan strives to provide our patients access to some of the most innovative surgical technologies and treatment options like the X-STOP IPD procedure," said Brian Bizub, Administrative Director of Surgical Services.

"A good candidate for the X-STOP procedure is someone who is experiencing thigh and leg pain with standing or walking, and whose symptoms are improved with rest, sitting, or bending forward," said  Kingsley Chin, MD, spine surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery.

The procedure involves implanting a device (titanium alloy implant) in a minimally invasive procedure that takes about 45-90 minutes and can be done under local anesthesia.  The X-STOP device underwent extensive clinical study and is the first device approved in the U.S. to treat the symptoms of LSS.

Patient benefits of the X-STOP IPD may include:

• Minimally invasive surgical procedure
• Typically no bone or soft tissue removal
• Implant is removable and does not prevent a patient from undergoing surgery at a later date
• Quick recovery