CPC A61F 2/447 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30281 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of implanting an interbody implant between adjacent bones to promote bone in-growth, the method comprising:
inserting the interbody implant between adjacent bones; the interbody implant comprising:
a porous structure comprising:
a monolithic body formed of a porous material replicating a porosity of human bone;
an interior cavity; and
a plurality of openings in the monolithic body extending from the interior cavity to an exterior of the monolithic body; and
a cage structure circumscribing a portion of the monolithic body in a transverse plane;
positioning the plurality of openings against surfaces of the adjacent bones to allow for in-growth; and
permitting the porous structure to compress in a superior-inferior direction between the adjacent bones and within the cage structure to stimulate biological bone growth within the adjacent bones.
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