A spinal implant of hybrid construction. The implant includes both porous
and radiolucent elements. In this manner, the implant allows for
substantial fusing of vertebrae while simultaneously allowing for useful
follow-on evaluations through imaging. Furthermore, in spite of the
potentially differing material character of the porous and radiolucent
elements, they may nevertheless be coupled together in an interlocking
configuration such that the implant exhibits the behavior of a single
unitary device.