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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 1998
Louis Ford, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Lloyd Wolfinbarger, Jr., Norfolk, VA (US);
Jon C. Serbousek, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Laine Mashburn, Jr., Winona Lake, IN (US);
LifeNet, Viginia Beach, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a textured bone allograft for implantation in a patient, having one or more textured bone surfaces, and methods of making and using the textured bone graft. The textured surface preferably includes a plurality of closely spaced discrete, continuous, or a combination thereof, protrusions. The textured bone allograft is useful for repairing bone defects caused by congenital anomaly, disease, or trauma, in a patient, for example, for restoring vertical support of the anterior column. Implantation of the textured bone allograft results in improved graft stability and osteoinductivity, without a decrease in mechanical strength. The textured bone allograft does not shift, extrude or rotate, after implantation.