dHACM in Lumbar Decompression and Microdiscectomy Surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Non-English speaking patients
• •2. Non-surgical candidate defined as any patient deemed by the surgeon not to be a surgical candidate cannot participate for the following reasons: that patient does not meet indications for lumbar laminectomy or microdiscectomy surgery, patient has a contraindication to surgery such as medical comorbidities, pregnancy, etc.
• •3. Allergic to aminoglycoside antibiotics
• •4. Is a prisoner
• •5. Is involved in worker's compensation or other litigation relative to the spine injury
• •6. Has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the last 12 months
• •7. Is currently participating in another drug or device clinical trial
• •8. Previous spinal surgery
• •9. History of deformity, mechanical instability, or spinal fusion requirement
• •10. History of hard- or soft-tissue spinal infection
• •11. Has signs or symptoms of any disease, such as autoimmune disease, which could result in allograft failure, or has experienced allograft failure in the past
• •12. Patients unable to undergo a MRI