title: Feasibility of a resorbable anterior cervical graft containment plate.
abstract: In this article the authors review the history of anterior cervical plating for one- and two-level discectomy for degenerative disease and provide background justification for the design and testing of a cervical plate composed of a resorbable material. The design of the plate is discussed with special reference to modifications of its design and tools compared with metallic plates that are necessary because of the different mechanical properties of the less rigid material. The cadaveric and animal in vivo testing methodologies are described, and a novel testing method for reliably quantifying graft containment is also described. Data from a representative sample are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of resorbable plating are discussed.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ames
authors.forename: G Bryan
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Cornwall
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nottmeier
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: Volker K H
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sonntag
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017586:Diskectomy; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors