Welcome to Intrinsic
The Reality of Reherniation
Dedicated to leading in the area of anular reconstruction. Since
the outcomes of discectomy are worse than many surgeons realize,
a new method of reducing the rate of reherniation is important
to advance outcomes in this new environment of evidence based
medicine. While patients frequently experience significant
pain relief immediately following surgery, recurrent sciatica
from reherniation has been reported in up to 27% of patients;
and is particularly common in patients with larger anular
defects. Further, disc height loss following discectomy
has been reported in 98%² of patients and has been linked
to accelerated degeneration and increasing low back pain.³
Our Focus
The company is focused on commercializing an anchoring technology
which frees the surgeon up from relying on an anulus which
may have integrity issues and not be capable of alternative
methods of repair. Anular reconstruction offers the
surgeon and patient the security needed to reduce and/or
virtually eliminate a reherniation at that location.
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