COMBINED IMPLANT FOR FRONT SPONDILOSYNDESIS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, particularly, traumatology, orthopedics; may be used in fixing of vertebras in surgical management of fractures, dislocations of vertebral column, osteochondrosis, tumors, osteomyelitis and tuberculosis, in partial or full replacement of vertebra body. SUBSTANCE: cylinder of porous titanium nickelide has longitudinal through channel at least one in which pin(s) of biocompatible osteoinductive resolution polymer is (are) introduced. Pn(s) length exceeds length of metal cylinder by at least 1 cm. Through channel is eccentrically located in dorsal direction so that ventral wall of cylinder made of porous titanium nickelide is twice as large as thickness of dorsal wall. EFFECT: increased strength of joint of implant with bone tissue partial compensation of flexion loads acting on implant and adjacent locking plates of vertebra bodies and reduced terms of treatment. 2 cl, 1 dwg