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 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 and within the spacer device subsequent
to implantation.