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Anterior lumbar plate and method

  • US 7,060,069 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2004
  • Issued: 06/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of stabilizing a lumbar-sacral junction for fusion comprising:

  • installing a foot portion of a plate partially into the anterior portion of intervertebral space between L5 and S1;

    installing first screws from the front of the plate through holes in an upper portion of the plate into L5;

    installing second screws from the front of the foot portion of the plate downwardly through the foot portion and out the bottom of the foot portion into S1; and

    seating a bottom surface of said foot portion atop the superior end plate of S1.

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