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Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with a Silicon Nitride Cage Demonstrates Early Radiographic Fusion
Degeneration of the lumbar spine is common in aging adults and reflects a significant morbidity burden in this population. In selected...
Apr 6, 2022
Bioactive Silicon Nitride: A New Therapeutic Material for Osteoarthropathy
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, E. Marin, T. Adachi, A. Rondinella, F. Boschetto, W.-L. Zhu, N. Sugano, R.M. Bock, et al. While the reciprocity...
Jun 2, 2021
The SNAP Trial: A Double Blind Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of a Silicon Nitride Versus a PEEK Cage in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Author(s): R.F. Kersten, S.M. van Gaalen, M.P. Arts, K.C.B. Roes, A. de Gast, T.P. Corbin, and F.C. Oner Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)...
Jun 2, 2021
The Novel Use of Acoustic Emission Monitoring during Proof-Testing of Ceramic Spinal Implants
Author(s): D. Ray, B. J. McEntire, R. Lakshminarayanan, and O. Ley An added level of safety and reliability is required of implantable...
Jun 2, 2021
In Situ Spectroscopic Screening of Osteosarcoma Living Cells on Stoichiometry-Modulated Silicon Nitride Bioceramic Surfaces
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, B.J. McEntire, R.M. Bock, W. Zhu, F. Boschetto, A. Rondinella, E. Marin, Y. Marunaka, et al. Osteosarcoma cell...
Jun 2, 2021
Radiolucent Bone Graft Eur. Pat. EP 2,055,267 (2013)
Author(s): D.S. Brodke, A.C. Khandkar, M. Rao, and R. Lakshminarayanan Radiolucent Bone Graft EU Pat. EP 2,055,267
Jun 2, 2021
The CASCADE Trial: Effectiveness of Ceramic versus PEEK Cages for Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Interbody Fusion; Protocol of a Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s): M.P. Arts, J.F.C. Wolfs, and T.P. Corbin Anterior cervical discectomy with interbody fusion cages is considered the standard...
Jun 2, 2021
Silicon Nitride: A Synthetic Mineral for Vertebrate Biology
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, B. J. McEntire, R. M. Bock, M. Boffelli, W. Zhu, E. Vitale, L. Puppulin, T. Adachi, T. Yamamoto, N. Kanamura,...
Jun 2, 2021
Bacteriostatic Behavior of Surface-Modulated Silicon Nitride in Comparison to Polyetheretherketone and Titanium
Author(s): R. M. Bock, E. N. Jones, D. A. Ray, B. S. Bal, G. Pezzotti, and B. J. McEntire Perioperative and latent infections are...
Jun 2, 2021
Enhanced Osteoblast Proliferation and Hydroxyapatite Formation on Surface Modulated Silicon Nitride
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, B.J. McEntire, R.M. Bock, W. Zhu, E. Vitale, L. Puppulin, T. Adachi, T. Yamamoto, et al. Hydroxyapatite (HAp)...
Jun 2, 2021
Porous Silicon Nitride Spacers versus PEEK Cages for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Clinical and Radiological Results of a Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s): M.P. Arts, J.F.C. Wolfs, and T.P. Corbin Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion is a common procedure for treating...
Jun 2, 2021
The Effect of Cervical Interbody Cage Morphology, Material Composition, and Bone Density on Subsidence Risk
Author(s): P. B. Suh, C. Puttlitz, C. Lewis, B. S. Bal, and K. McGilvra Interbody cages used in spinal fusion surgery can subside into...
Jun 2, 2021
Bacteriostatic Behaviour of Biomaterials Utilised in Spinal Fusion Surgery
Author(s): B. J. McEntire, E.N. Jones, R. Bock, D. Ray, B.S. Bal, and G. Pezzotti Periprosthetic infections are leading causes of...
Jun 2, 2021
Osteoinductive Properties of Silicon Nitride, Alumina, and Titanium
Author(s): B.S. Bal, R.M. Bock, A. Rondinella, E. Marin, W. Zhu, T. Adachi, B.J. McEntire, and G. Pezzotti Bone formation occurs by...
Jun 2, 2021
Surface Chemistry of a Silicon Nitride Bioceramic Enhances Spinal Fusion: A Case Study
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, N. Oba, W. Zhu, E. Marin, A. Rondinella, F. Boschetto, B.J. McEntire, K. Yamamoto, et al With the exception of...
Jun 2, 2021
Development of a SiYAlON Glaze for Improved Osteoconductivity of Implantable Medical Devices
Author(s): R. M. Bock, E. Marin, A. Rondinella, F. Boschetto, T. Adachi, B. J. McEntire, B. S. Bal, and G. Pezzotti The application of...
Jun 2, 2021
Human Osteoblasts Grow Transitional Si/N Apatite in Quickly Osteointegrated Si₃N₄ Cervical Insert
Author(s): Pezzotti G, Oba N, Zhu W, Marin E, Rondinella A, Boschetto F, McEntire BJ, Yamamoto K, Bal BS Silicon nitride ceramics...
Jun 2, 2021
Silicon Nitride Surface Chemistry: a Potent Regulator of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Activity in Bone Formation
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, R. M. Bock, T. Adachi, A. Rondinella, F. Boschetto, W-L. Zhu, E. Marin, B. J. McEntire, and B. S. Bal ...
Jun 2, 2021
Biomedical Implant Inserters and Related Apparatus, Systems, and Methods
Biomedical Implant Inserters and Related Apparatus, Systems, and Methods, US Pat. 9,668,882 (2017) Author(s): Prabhakar...
Jun 2, 2021
Thin-Walled Implant Structures and Related Methods
Biomedical Implant Inserters and Related Apparatus, Systems, and Methods, US Pat. 9,668,882 (2017) Author(s): Ramaswamy...
Jun 2, 2021
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