abstract |
The invention relates to the repair of spinal annular defects. An apparatus comprises a scaffold comprised of a biodurable, resiliently compressible, elastomeric reticulated composition to obliterate spinal/vertabral connective tissue defects, to obliterate spinal-annular nuclear tissue defects, and for spinal annulo-nucleoplasty regeneration. The implant comprises an at least partially cylindrical member. |