A spinal fixation device. The spinal fixation device includes a plurality of arm assemblies. Each arm assembly can be attached to a single vertebra. Pairs of adjacent arm assemblies can be movably coupled to one another by one or more telescopic assemblies. The telescopic assemblies can oriented substantially...http://www.google.de/patents/US7294129?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7294129 - Spinal fixation device and associated method