A convex spinal fusion interbody space device includes spaced apart superior
and
inferior abutment surfaces which are effectively medially convex. The peak of such
convexity is displaced anteriorly of a central plane through the device. The spacer
device has front to rear lateral concave surfaces and top to bottom lateral side
channels that intersect with said convex surfaces. The spacer device has a height
which is greater than the width of the device. The spacer device is implanted between
a pair of adjacent vertebrae by insertion in a tipped-over orientation and then
reoriented to an upright orientation for engagement by facing surfaces of the vertebrae.
Fusion promoting bone material is packed between the vertebrae and about the spacer
device subsequent to implantation.