An interbody spinal device for insertion into an intervertebral disc space
of a vertebrate animal, where the device is adapted to rotate within the
intervertebral disc space upon insertion. The invention also provides a
method of distracting and/or maintaining two adjacent vertebrae of a
vertebrate animal until the two adjoining vertebrae are fused, the method
comprising: (a) creating an intervertebral disc space between the two
adjacent vertebrae through an aperture; and (b) inserting an interbody
spinal device through an aperture into the intervertebral disc space.