| 摘要 |
<p>Provided are a device and a method for stabilizing two or more vertebrae (11, 12) by joining the vertebrae with a flexible device (32). The flexible device is of unitary construction and includes anchor posts (34) constructed and arranged for insertion into holes drilled into the vertebrae, preferably after removing all or a portion of the pedicles from the target vertebrae. Removal of the pedicles provides an acceptable fastening site, prevents interference with the device by the pedicles, and provides native donor bone tissue, thereby obviating the need for a second surgery to harvest bone tissue from a different site, such as the hip.</p> |
