EXPANDABLE ARTICULATED PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR SPINAL ARTHROPLASTY

A prosthetic device for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae includes a first articulation member and a second articulation member configured to cooperate to permit articulating motion. An expandable member may be connected to the first articulation member and may be...

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Hauptverfasser: EISERMANN, LUKAS G, VITTUR, SHANNON M
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A prosthetic device for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae includes a first articulation member and a second articulation member configured to cooperate to permit articulating motion. An expandable member may be connected to the first articulation member and may be configured to support and position the first articulation member within the intervertebral space.