摘要 |
An improved prosthetic implant (10) for forming a rigid structure (12) betwe en adjoining vertebrae in a spinal column. The prosthetic implant (10) includes a cage (12) having a top (20), bottom (30), front end (40), back end (50), fir st side and second side (70) walls. The first side (60) wall has an arcuate surface. The top (20), and bottom (30) wall include one or more ridges (80) to engage a surface of an adjacent vertebrae. The top (20) and bottom (30) wall also include an opening (100) to receive a packing material (300) such as medicine, human tissue and the like. The top (20) and bottom (30) walls also incline simultaneously in two directions.
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