ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM HAVING VERTEBRAL BODY ENGAGING ANCHORS, CONNECTING PLATE, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF
摘要
<p>An anterior cervical plating system (100) includes vertebral body engaging anchors (102) coupled to a connecting plate (104) in moveable relationship to vary the spacing between the anchoring points of the plating system (100) to the vertebral bodies and to allow and/or cause intersegmental compression of vertebral bodies. The plating system (100) includes instrumentation and method for installation thereof. The plating system (100) is capable of both passive and active dynamization and the ability to produce the former from the latter.</p>
