Methods of treating spinal injuries using injectable flowable compositions comprising organic materials
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1. A method of treating a patient having a fractured vertebra comprising administering to said fractured vertebra a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a solid substance in vivo, said solid substance having an elastic modulus of at least about 100 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said solid substance is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization.
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The instant invention discloses novel methods of treating vertebrae, intervertebral discs, and facet joints by administering to these areas or to the implants in these areas a flowable composition comprising an organic material capable of being cured or polymerized in vivo.
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- 1. A method of treating a patient having a fractured vertebra comprising administering to said fractured vertebra a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a solid substance in vivo, said solid substance having an elastic modulus of at least about 100 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said solid substance is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization.
- 22. A method of treating a patient having a back pain caused by a degenerative facet joint or a degenerative disc disease comprising administering into the degenerative facet joint or the degenerating disc a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a solid substance in vivo, said solid substance having an elastic modulus of at least about 1 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said solid substance is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization.
- 53. A method of preventing an adhesion of a first tissue to at least a second tissue after a surgery comprising administering to the first tissue a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a film in vivo, said film having an elastic modulus of at least about 50 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said film is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization.
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74. A method of tissue augmentation comprising:
- administering to a tissue in need thereof a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a solid substance in vivo, said solid substance having an elastic modulus of at least about 1 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said solid substance is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization.
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99. A method of treating a tissue defect comprising:
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inserting an inflatable device into the tissue defect; inflating the inflatable device with a flowable composition comprising an organic material, capable of being cured or polymerized into a solid substance in vivo, said solid substance having an elastic modulus of at least about 5 MPa, wherein at least about 50% of said solid substance is bioresorbed or biodegraded within 10 years from the curing or polymerization. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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