METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING ADJACENT BONES

摘要

An apparatus (10) is provided for implantation into an adjacent pair of vertebral bodies (12 and 14) having first and second surfaces (17 and 19) th at oppose each other. The apparatus (10), when implanted, is attached to the adjacent pair of vertebral bodies and stabilizes the vertebral bodies (12 an d 14) while the vertebral bodies fuse together. The apparatus (10) comprises a platform (24) having a third surface (38) extending transverse to the first and second surfaces (17 and 19).