Vertebral body prosthesis and spine stabilizing method

Details Vertebral body prosthesis and spine stabilizing method Vertebral body prosthesis and spine stabilizing method

1983-11-23

1985-11-19

Frinks, Ronald L.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

128 92B, 128 92C, 128 92E, A61F 124, A61F 100, A61F 504

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045532737

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for stabilizing the spine wherein vertebral bodies have been removed which comprises forming recesses in the vertebral bodies which face one another, inserting a longitudinally extendable prosthetic device between the opposed vertebral bodies with the ends of the prosthetic device engaging the recesses, extending the prosthetic device to the desired predetermined distance.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4156296 (1979-05-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 4289123 (1981-09-01), Dunn
patent: 4401112 (1983-08-01), Rezaian
The Marmour Tibial Plateau Prosthesis (Advertisement by Richards Mfg. Company), The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, vol. 52-A, No. 8, Dec. 1970.

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