With an operating temperature range of -60 degrees to 500degrees Fahrenheit (-50 degrees to 260 degrees Celsius ), this compound resists common engine fluids, including oil, gasoline, ethanol, water and anti-freeze and prevents contamination from moisture and dust.
This is accomplished by inserting a spinal cage or structural bone graft into the vertebral interspace (the area between the two vertebral bodies where the disc is located) and then decorticating an area such as the facet joints and placing bone grafting material.
Interbody fusion â types and complications. Interbody fusion is a type of spinal surgery that utilizes a bone graft to join two or more vertebral segments. Typically, one of the first steps in this type of surgery is for the surgeon to remove one or more intervertebral discs. The surgeon also may remove parts of the vertebrae that are about to be fused.