摘要 |
An apparatus ( 10 ) and method are provided for supporting an adjacent pair of vertebra ( 14, 16 ) relative to each other by anchoring a support frame ( 30 ) to the superior spinous process ( 24 ) and the inferior spinous process ( 28 ) of two adjacent vertebra ( 14, 16 ); and anchoring the support frame ( 30 ) to either the superior facets ( 34 ) or inferior facets ( 32 ) of the two adjacent vertebrae ( 14, 16 ).
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