»Due to the demographic development it is to be expected that degenerative spinal conditions and diseases will clearly and continually be on the increase. At the same time, patients’ expectations with regard to the quality of the surgical performance will also increase. 

The long-term success of an operation on the spine will be all the higher, the more precisely the original anatomy - which varies individually - can be restored. In contrast to knee or hip surgery, with the spine which is a much more complex organ it has not been possible up until now to accurately calculate the intended surgical correction for each individual case and assess its effects on the adjoining spine sections. Also up until now, there have not been any implants or instruments on the market that enable the implementation of the preoperative calculations to the nearest millimeter and degree. Only with precise correction of the diseased movement segment however can the risk of early degeneration of the neighboring spinal segments be minimized.

In this respect, the CSS Spine System must be regarded as revolutionary. The software enables for the first time ever not only the calculation of the optimum individual correction, but also the effect of the operation on the overall spinal profile. With the instruments and snug-fitting implants that have been specially designed for this system the planning can be put directly into effect. Initial clinical experience shows that these specifications work in practice, that the instruments facilitate the work of the surgeon and that the cages fulfill the requirements with regard to correct spinal adjustment.«