3D printing of various biomaterials including titanium and stainless steel has been studied
for treating patients with cranio-maxillofacial bone defect. The potential long term …

There is an unmet need for developing a new class of smart medical implants with novel
properties and advanced functionalities. Here, the concept of “self‐aware implants” is proposed …

BACKGROUND Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and more recently titanium-coated PEEK,
have been given serious consideration as biomaterial design choices for spinal interbody …

Among the several 3D printing technologies, fused deposition modelling (FDM) is gaining
popularity because it can fabricate geometrically complex shapes of polymeric bio‐implants at …

Background: Expandable cages that allow for bidirectional expansion, in both height and
width, may offer benefits over traditional expandable cages or static cages. Effective stiffness …

Study Design. A laboratory study comparing polyether ether ketone (PEEK)-zeolite and PEEK
spinal implants in an ovine model. Objective. This study challenges a conventional spinal …

Background: Expandable devices for transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF
and PLIF, respectively) may enable greater restoration of disc height, foraminal height, …

Background A number of minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion solutions for placing
implants exist, with reduced post-operative pain and improved outcomes compared to open …

Background: Bidirectional expandable designs for lumbar interbody fusion cages are the
latest iteration of expandable spacers employed to address some of the common problems …

The goal of in vitro cyclical loading studies in spine biomechanics is to provide empirical
data related to the long-term efficacy of spinal implants. Ultimately, these studies are used to …