| 摘要 |
There is provided an implant retianing device, which has the effect of preventing an intervertebral implant form jutting out of hte receiving bed. The implant retaining device generally includes a plate having at least one throughbore to recive a screw, and a screw for securing the plate to the vertebrae. The plate may be dinensioned to cover a poriton of the opening of a receiving bed, and thus, need only be secured to a single vertebral body. In an alternate embodiemnt, the plate may be used during bone fracture correction procedures to prevent a bone screw form backing out of engagement with adjacent bone sections. A method of retaining an intervertebral implant using the device is also provided. |
