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A spinal disc prosthesis (10) used to replace a natural human spinal disc that has been damaged by trauma or disease and a method of using the same. The spinal disc of the present invention includes, in one form thereof a flexible fluid filled nucleus (120), a flexible braided fiber annulus (140), and a pair of woven metallic end-plates (100a,100b) comprising micro-fixation means for initial fixation to adjacent bone and a bone in-growth surface, wherein the spinal disc comprises a generally anatomic structure and shape. <IMAGE>
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