{PDF} Spinal Implants: Are We Evaluating Them Properly? (Astm Special Technical Publication, 1431.) Are We Evaluating Them Appropriately Symposium on Spinal Implants, M. N. Melkerson, Steven L. Griffith, J. S. Kirkpatrick, Steven L. Griffith

Meet the challenges and demands facing professionals in the dynamic field of spinal implants. Twenty-one peer-reviewed papers give you a global perspective on current and future testing methods. They address the relationship between existing standards and clinical experience; suggestions for areas of change; and the development of standards for emerging technologies of spinal implants. Sections cover: Spinal Constructs; Spinal Device Compenents, Subassemblies, and Interconnections; Interbody Spacers and Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices; Functional Spinal Devices and/or Artificial Discs; Suggested Test Methods, Models, Fixtures, or Needed Improvements.