Carbon Fiber

Brantigan and Steffee 1) combined interbody fusion with pedicle screw/plate stabilization of the lumbar spine in 1993.

In spinal oncology, titanium implants pose several challenges including artifacts on advanced imaging and therapeutic radiation perturbation. To mitigate these effects, there has been increased interest in radiolucent carbon fiber (CF) and CF-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) implants as an alternative for spinal reconstruction.

see CFR-PEEK

1)
Brantigan JW, Steffee AD. A carbon fiber implant to aid interbody lumbar fusion. Two-year clinical results in the first 26 patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1993;18:2106–7.