Spinal fixation device and method

Details Spinal fixation device and method Spinal fixation device and method

1996-12-16

1999-11-16

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 60, 606 72, 606 73, 623 17, A61B 1756

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059849223

ABSTRACT:
A spinal fixation device comprises an intervertebral body wedge which is inserted between vertebral bodies by sequentially expanding the inter-discal space using a spacer. With this sequential expansion, no posterior fixation devices are needed for stabilization of the spinal diseased vertebrae.

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