An update of interbody cages for spine fusion surgeries: from shape design to materials

G Li, L Yang, G Wu, Z Qian, H Li - Expert Review of Medical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Discectomy and interbody fusion are widely used in the treatment of
intervertebral disc-related diseases. Among them, the interbody cage plays a significant role …

Lower Hounsfield units on CT are associated with cage subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

M Wang, PV Mummaneni, Z Xi, CC Chang… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE A consequence of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is graft
subsidence, potentially leading to kyphosis, nonunion, foraminal stenosis, and recurrent …

The fusion rates at different times of cortical iliac crest autograft or allograft compared with cages after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a meta-analysis

Y Li, T Su, T Meng, D Song, H Yin - European Spine Journal, 2024 - Springer
Objective The cortical iliac crest autograft (CICA)/structural allograft (SA) has still been
recognized as the gold standard for the ACDF technique for its high degree of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of interbody composition on the development of pseudarthrosis following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

N D'Antonio, MJ Lambrechts, J Heard… - Asian Spine …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To determine if polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or titanium alloy cages increase the
rate of pseudarthrosis development or revision surgery rate compared with structural …

Radiological and clinical outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with an innovative 3D printed cellular titanium cage filled with vertebral bone …

F Mayer, F Heider, F Haasters… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Study Design. Prospective single‐center study. Objectives. To assess the clinical and
radiological outcomes after ACDF with 3D printed cellular titanium cages filled with bone …

Pseudarthrosis rate following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion using an allograft cellular bone matrix: a multi-institutional analysis

SM Bergin, TY Wang, C Park, S Rajkumar… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The use of osteobiologics, engineered materials designed to promote bone
healing by enhancing bone growth, is becoming increasingly common for spinal fusion …

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and driving abilities: defining the prevalence and long-term postoperative outcomes using the Quality Outcomes Database

N Agarwal, SE Johnson, M Bydon, EF Bisson… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) can cause significant difficulty with
driving and a subsequent reduction in an individual's quality of life due to neurological …

Nonunion rates after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: comparison of polyetheretherketone vs structural allograft implants

WHA Ryu, D Richards, MG Kerolus, AA Bakare… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Although advances in implant materials, such as polyetheretherketone
(PEEK), have been developed aimed to improve outcome after anterior cervical discectomy …

Surgical treatment of single level cervical radiculopathy: a comparison of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) versus cervical disk arthroplasty (CDA) …

K Padhye, P Shultz, C Alcala, A Mehbod… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study is
to retrospectively compare the clinical outcomes, complication rates, and reoperation rates …

Does screw length for primary two-level ACDF influence pseudarthrosis risk?

NJ Lee, M Vulapalli, P Park, JS Kim, V Boddapati… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Pseudarthrosis remains a major complication for
patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF; 0%–15% at 1-year …