Evaluation of a Porous Bioabsorbable Interbody Mg-Zn Alloy Cage in a Goat Cervical Spine Model

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Volume decrease of the cages during degradation. (a) The degradation rate was relatively fast within the first 6 weeks and gradually slower during the following period. (b), (c), (d), and (e) The morphology of MAO/Si-containing coating Mg-Zn alloy cage on micro-CT at 3, 6, 12, and 24 weeks, respectively.

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