کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3062544 1187492 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Use of an empty, plasmapore-covered titanium cage for interbody fusion after anterior cervical microdiscectomy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Use of an empty, plasmapore-covered titanium cage for interbody fusion after anterior cervical microdiscectomy
چکیده انگلیسی

The use of cages of different material and shapes for cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) has increased during the last few years. The use of additional osteogenic material is controversial. We prospectively evaluated an empty, Plasmapore®-covered titanium cage (PCTC) in 45 patients undergoing 58 ACDFs. Patients were evaluated using standard clinical and radiological criteria. Good to excellent outcome was achieved in 93%, 78% and 75% after 3, 12 and 48 months, respectively. Sixty-five percent of patients could resume their prior work after 48 months. Disc space height and lordosis could be preserved in all cases. Two percent of the treated levels showed subsidence and 2% increased segmental motion. There were no procedure-related complications. Implantation of an empty PCTC after microsurgical anterior cervical discectomy is a safe procedure with good results and low incidence of complications. Disc height and lordosis can be preserved with low incidence of subsidence and good fusion rates.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 11–17
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