ALLOGRAFT ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATING SYSTEM

摘要

A method for inserting an allograft implant between adjacent cervical vertebrae to fuse the vertebrae together and a surgical kit for use therein. The kit preferably comprises an allograft implant (10), a plurality of bio-absorbable screws (11), a forceps-type implant inserter tool (15), a drill (12), a drill guide (14), a tapping tool (13), and a screwdriver. The method preferably comprises the steps of preparing a surface of a vertebra to receive an allograft plate implant, placing the implant against the surface of the vertebra, placing a drill guide against an exposed surface of the implant, inserting a drill though the drill guide and drilling a plurality of holes through the implant and into the vertebra to a predetermined depth, tapping the plurality of holes through the implant and into the vertebra to create screw threads, securing the implant to the vertebra by inserting a bio-absorbable screw into each of the plurality of holes through the implant and into the vertebra, and removing any excess portion of each screw outside of the plurality of holes.