Carbon-fiber reinforced PEEK instrumentation for spondylodiscitis: a single center experience on safety and efficacy

Abstract Radiolucent carbon-fiber-reinforced (CFR) polyethyl-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) has been established in spinal instrumentation for oncological reasons. Laboratory data reported comparable bacterial adhesion as titanium. Thus, using of CFR-PEEK spinal instrumentation for spondylodiscitis bases...

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Main Authors: Ann-Kathrin Joerger, Ehab Shiban, Sandro M. Krieg, Bernhard Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81960-8