An autologous transplantation fusion method with living tissue bone plugs has been performed optimally with no side reactions.
Minimally invasive operative procedures were performed for the treatment of lumbar column instability using substitution with original materials from the individual patient, as opposed to methods involving fixtures using materials formed from foreign substances.
Concerns of the triad ‘E’ criteria – economy, efficiency and expediency – are considered. Interdisciplinary collaboration provides great advantages for the patients and health care worldwide.
For patients who have allergic reactions to foreign substances, it is an ideal treatment as only autologous material is used.
The unilateral oblique posterior intervertebral body fusion (UOPIF) method, a technical fusion procedure, was developed by the author over the space of more than 15 years. In the meantime, this method, ‘Oh’s method’, is being advised by insurance companies and particularly by actively lobbying patient members acknowledged by the Swiss Health Ministry and the insurance companies (health care must cover the costs).
The united ossified plug is a living, small and effective element which maintains its properties within the body indefinitely.