First Results of a New Vacuum Plasma Sprayed (VPS) Titanium-Coated Carbon/PEEK Composite Cage for Lumbar Interbody Fusion

First Results of a New Vacuum Plasma Sprayed (VPS) Titanium-Coated Carbon/PEEK Composite Cage for Lumbar Interbody Fusion

The aim of this study was to assess the performance of a new vacuum plasma sprayed (VPS) titanium-coated carbon/polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage under first use clinical conditions. Forty-two patients who underwent a one or two segment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure with a n...

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Main Authors: Sven Hoppe, Christoph E. Albers, Tarek Elfiky, Moritz C. Deml, Helena Milavec, Sebastian F. Bigdon, Lorin M. Benneker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Subjects:
spine
cage
titanium-coated carbon
PEEK
composite
lumbar fusion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/9/1/23

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