| abstract |
The invention includes skeletal support structures. The structures can be spinal plates (such as cervical plates), rods, hooks, vertebral spacers, vertebral structural replacement, or screws; and can be formed of aromatic polyamide material (such as para-aramid). The screws and/or hooks can contain pores configured to receive growing bone to enhance union of the screws and/or hooks with skeletal material. The invention also includes therapeutic constructions containing non-metallic structures attached to vertebrae through non-metallic fasteners. |