An implantable device for stabilizing at least a portion of a spinal column. The implantable device comprises an implantable artificial facet joint and one or more artificial ligaments connecting the implanted artificial facet joint to a third vertebra disposed adjacent to either the first or the second vertebra. The artificial facet joint, when implanted, spans a first vertebra and a second vertebra, adjacent to the first vertebra.

 
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> Multi-layered matrix, method of tissue repair using the same, and multi-layered implant prepared thereof

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