Vertebral body prosthesis and spine stabilizing method
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Nov 19, 1985
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Nov 23, 1983
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Nov 23, 1983
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A method and apparatus for stabilizing the spine wherein vertebral bodies have been removed which comprises forming recesses in the vertebral bodies which face one another, inserting a longitudinally extendable prosthetic device between the opposed vertebral bodies with the ends of the prosthetic device engaging the recesses, extending the prosthetic device to the desired predetermined distance.
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