IMPLANT FOR CORRECTION OF SPINAL DEFORMITY

IMPLANT FOR CORRECTION OF SPINAL DEFORMITY

A device for correction of a spinal deformity includes an implant having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion being attachable to an extraspinal bone, the second end portion being attachable to a vertebra, the implant being configured for being adjusted witho...

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1. Verfasser: GORDON JEFFREY D
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:A device for correction of a spinal deformity includes an implant having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion being attachable to an extraspinal bone, the second end portion being attachable to a vertebra, the implant being configured for being adjusted without penetrating skin and thereby for adjusting a tension of the implant so as to impose a corrective displacement on the vertebra.