摘要 |
<p>A spinal disk implant (50) comprises a solid body (90) having four sides (54, 54a, 94, 96) and a pair of spaced-apart, opposed bases (92). Each transverse face (54, 54a) has an anterior platform (56) adjacent to the anterior face (94). A posterior ledge (60) is oriented at an insertion angle (I) relative to an opposed posterior ledge (60a) of the opposed transverse face (54a). At least one of the posterior ledges (54, 54a) has a pattern of serrations (66). There is a ridge (68) on at least one of the transverse faces (54, 54a), positioned between the anterior platform (56) and the posterior ledge (60) and extending in the direction perpendicular to the bases (92). The implant (50) is desirably formed at least in part from a material that bonds with natural bone after implant, such as the ceramic hydroxylapatite.</p> |