Patent ID: 6908485

Claim:
An implant for replacing at least part of a vertebra, the implant comprising two parts telescoping with respect to a longitudinal axis adapted to be threadably joined together and enabling a total dimension (L) of the implant to be adjusted each part having a fixed length, the two parts having respective male and female threads and forming a screw connection with each other, whereby said dimension L can be adjusted by the relative rotation of said two parts, each of the two parts respectively contacting first and second vertebral surfaces and an anti-rotation element engageable with both of said two telescoping parts to selectively prevent the relative rotation therebetween wherein the first part is a female part adapted to receive the second part therein and a deformable part of the first part including a body and a flange which can be moved relative to the body to immobilize the second part by wedging it wherein the flange extends radially outwardly of said first part.