Medical devices for the spine were primarily made of titanium until the advent of PEEK (polyetheretherketone, a thermoplastic polymer) in the late 1990s. Research shows that PEEK can provide more…
Dr. Ryan Roeder presents HydroxyApatite Porous PEEK at the State of Spine Surgery.
The quest for a spinal implant that is porous, strong and bioactive has had elusive results, with most products offering only one or two of these attributes in support of…
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In this publication, the study compared the in vitro and in vivo bone response to two smooth PEEK alternatives: porous PEEK and plasma-sprayed titanium coatings on PEEK. Overall, porous PEEK…