Coloured X-ray (side view) of the spine in a 45 year old patient with degenerative disc disease showing two implants (prostheses) between vertebral bo

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Coloured X-ray (side view) of the spine in a 45 year old patient with degenerative disc disease showing two implants (prostheses) between vertebral bones L4-L5 and L5-S1. These BAK Vista Radiolucent Interbody Fusion System implants made of carbon fibre help to fuse the vertebrae (osteosynthesis).

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