Orthopedic medical devices for use in orthopedic procedures are provided, having in certain embodiments a first member and a second member configured to replace a disk between a first vertebra and a second vertebra. Additionally, the second member is also configured to fuse the second vertebra to at least a third vertebra. In one embodiment, the second member has a first portion that is elastic and a second portion that is substantially rigid. In other embodiments, the second member is substantially rigid. In yet another embodiment, the first member and second member are configured to replace a disk between the first vertebra and the second vertebra, and the second member and a third member are configured to replace a second disk between the third vertebra and a fourth vertebra. In this embodiment, the first, second, and third members may be connected to vertebrae by various anchors.

 
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