Height adjustable vertebral body and disc space replacement devices

A vertebral replacement device for supporting adjacent vertebrae includes a vertebral body or vertebral body member having at least one of an upper or lower member adjustably engaged at one end thereof. A spacer can be engaged to the upper or lower member to further increase the height of the verteb...

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1. Verfasser: Berry, Bret M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A vertebral replacement device for supporting adjacent vertebrae includes a vertebral body or vertebral body member having at least one of an upper or lower member adjustably engaged at one end thereof. A spacer can be engaged to the upper or lower member to further increase the height of the vertebral replacement device. The vertebral replacement device can have a chamber extending therethrough for fusion of the supported vertebrae.