CFR-PEEK Implants - for Spine Oncology
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A ‘PEEK’ through? #NeoArmory:
Bone Tumours require a Multidisciplinary management coordinated by follow-up imaging. All is well until Orthopods barge in with the pedicle screws and cages. Although MARS-MRI developments have improved imaging, we still have room to make the Radiologist’s life easier. After all, we are the friendly neighbourhood Orthopods.
This is where ‘icotec’ comes in with their BlackArmor® - Carbon-fibre reinforced PEEK pedicle screw and cage systems. Manufactured through their proprietary composite flow moulding and Ti-iT titanium coating, they claim rapid osseointegration, radiolucency, and most importantly allowing Radiotherapy behind it.
KONG®-TL VBR System – Expandable VBR cage appeared to keep surrounding structures well visible in post-op imaging for radiotherapy and planning further treatment.
KONG®-TL VBR System
Where Kong?
Although research shows the safety of CFR-PEEK implants, we are yet to have any high-quality research to see if their radiotherapy to radiotherapy directly impacts outcomes.
