The PREMIER® Anterior Cervical Plate System provides for axial load sharing via vertical screw translation along slots in the plate, while maintaining constrained fixation at the distal end of the construct, where loading is highest. The use of external graft pre-compression helps to secure the graft in an optimal position for healing. The internal pre-compression component provides graft pre-load which we believe accelerates healing.
The wide range of plate lengths available in the PREMIER® Anterior Cervical Plate System accommodates the plating of single or multiple level anterior cervical fusions. Depending on the indication, internal and/or external pre-compression techniques may be applied to provide the same compression advantages to discectomy fusions as well as corpectomy struts. The unique attached bone screw locking mechanism ensures that screw back-out will not occur.
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